Here's examples of mock ups that I have already done, but have re-posted them with the company Ident to show how it looks.
Friday, 28 October 2011
Mock Up's with Ident
Here's examples of mock ups that I have already done, but have re-posted them with the company Ident to show how it looks.
Comparison Feedback
After showing over 15 people, the mock up front cover with the name and the one with the Ident, the numbers were close. 7 for Ident and 8 for name. So I decided to stick to using the name for the front cover.
As I still want to use the Ident, I will apply it to the contents and the double page spread, as I believe this will give it a professional edge, making the the magazine look more realistic.
Thursday, 27 October 2011
Code Magazine Ident
From my research I noticed that, some magazine have logos on the front cover and throughout the magazine to represent the company instead of having just the name on it. So i decided to design one myself to see which will look best and suit my magazine the most, the Ident or just the name.
Monday, 24 October 2011
Photoshoot Situation!
My original plan, was to have a photoshoot during the half term week, we just had off. However due to unplanned circumstances for both me and my 'artist', the task remains uncomplete. This has set me back a few stages and will delay the editing and production stage of my magazine.
I aim to get the photoshoot done during this week, and get back on track!!
Friday, 14 October 2011
Nas and Tyler the Creator Break Bread! Article
Before you even start with the complaining, read the story. Yeah, it’s long as hell, but it’s very entertaining. I was literally LOLing while I sat on my couch in the middle of the night and edited Nas and Tyler, the Creator’s words. It was even funnier when it happened in person, but I didn’t want to interrupt anything, with the tape recorder on then. I died laughing a little bit on the inside when Tyler asked Nas if he liked cheese. And then when Nas asked him why he would ask, that cracked me up even more. This all might make me sound kinda lame, but so what? I’m kinda lame—whatever. Regardless, the Nas and Tyler interview is golden.
It’s not often that a rap legend lets a new artist candidly interview him, asking him whatever he wants for over 90 minutes. Seriously, the two chitchatted for more than an hour and a half, and it was so entertaining it didn’t seem right to cut it so short, so we blew it up and ran it really long in the magazine, so readers could get the full effect.
It’s really a great look at rap 20 years ago and today, almost like a weird sort of time capsule. On one hand, you have Nas, the veteran rap artist with the authentic street background. And then there’s Tyler, who is kind of Nickelodeon on acid. You can compare the two, and then again, doing so seems nuts and maybe kinda wrong. Tyler’s career and achievements can’t be compared with Nas’s at all. Their lyrical content and overall presentation couldn’t be farther apart, but then you remember back to a young Nasty Nas, with his shocking introductory rap lines and untraditional interests, and you understand how Nas could be entertained by a kid like Tyler—how the comparisons could be made between the teen MCs, and their ballsy lyrics and attitudes and two decades between them.
The truth is, Tyler and his Odd Future crew are crossing over into the mainstream world, a place Nas only dipped into occasionally. Yet Nas’s impact on hip-hop is undeniable. He hasn’t needed the mainstream’s accolades and support to carve out a career and reputation that many rappers are and would be jealous of. Instead, he’s used pure lyricism to prove his value and has rested on the fact that that alone would and could prove his worth. And it has. That’s why XXL feels the need to put him on the cover 20 years after he came in and flipped hip-hop on its head. But we wanted to switch it up somehow, so ya got Tyler and Nas… And you’re gonna love it. I sure as hell did. And we pulled it out of nowhere, ’cause we had to. I just love that Mister Cartoon did the background, and I only wish that I could do what he does with some paint cans. I mean, really. I wanted him to just write my name, but I thought that would be a weird thing to ask. I also really wanted a huge back tattoo, for the first time in my life, but that ended when the shoot did.
Now, even though the interview is a million pages long, we still had room for other stories. Yelawolf gets his first big profile (page 84), as he preps for his solo debut. Styles P is back again, with his fourth solo album, so we checked in with him (page 48). Good story, because it really seems like Styles is comfortable with his place in the game. 2 Chainz has been making quite a buzz for himself lately, so we caught up with him (page 82). Thank God he changed that name Tity Boi, ’cause that was awful. I don’t care what it means in Atlanta—it’s not a good name. We had 20 rappers interview Mary J. Blige (page 76), got Maino to host his own roundtable (page 52) and spoke with Busta Rhymes, who’s just really hard to catch up with (page 36). All in all, I’d say this was a dope issue. It whipped my ass.
“I need weed to proceed,”
It’s not often that a rap legend lets a new artist candidly interview him, asking him whatever he wants for over 90 minutes. Seriously, the two chitchatted for more than an hour and a half, and it was so entertaining it didn’t seem right to cut it so short, so we blew it up and ran it really long in the magazine, so readers could get the full effect.
It’s really a great look at rap 20 years ago and today, almost like a weird sort of time capsule. On one hand, you have Nas, the veteran rap artist with the authentic street background. And then there’s Tyler, who is kind of Nickelodeon on acid. You can compare the two, and then again, doing so seems nuts and maybe kinda wrong. Tyler’s career and achievements can’t be compared with Nas’s at all. Their lyrical content and overall presentation couldn’t be farther apart, but then you remember back to a young Nasty Nas, with his shocking introductory rap lines and untraditional interests, and you understand how Nas could be entertained by a kid like Tyler—how the comparisons could be made between the teen MCs, and their ballsy lyrics and attitudes and two decades between them.
The truth is, Tyler and his Odd Future crew are crossing over into the mainstream world, a place Nas only dipped into occasionally. Yet Nas’s impact on hip-hop is undeniable. He hasn’t needed the mainstream’s accolades and support to carve out a career and reputation that many rappers are and would be jealous of. Instead, he’s used pure lyricism to prove his value and has rested on the fact that that alone would and could prove his worth. And it has. That’s why XXL feels the need to put him on the cover 20 years after he came in and flipped hip-hop on its head. But we wanted to switch it up somehow, so ya got Tyler and Nas… And you’re gonna love it. I sure as hell did. And we pulled it out of nowhere, ’cause we had to. I just love that Mister Cartoon did the background, and I only wish that I could do what he does with some paint cans. I mean, really. I wanted him to just write my name, but I thought that would be a weird thing to ask. I also really wanted a huge back tattoo, for the first time in my life, but that ended when the shoot did.
Now, even though the interview is a million pages long, we still had room for other stories. Yelawolf gets his first big profile (page 84), as he preps for his solo debut. Styles P is back again, with his fourth solo album, so we checked in with him (page 48). Good story, because it really seems like Styles is comfortable with his place in the game. 2 Chainz has been making quite a buzz for himself lately, so we caught up with him (page 82). Thank God he changed that name Tity Boi, ’cause that was awful. I don’t care what it means in Atlanta—it’s not a good name. We had 20 rappers interview Mary J. Blige (page 76), got Maino to host his own roundtable (page 52) and spoke with Busta Rhymes, who’s just really hard to catch up with (page 36). All in all, I’d say this was a dope issue. It whipped my ass.
“I need weed to proceed,”
Artcle taken from XXLMAG.com
Thursday, 13 October 2011
Article Inspiration
Nicki Minaj Didn’t Charge Big Sean for ‘Dance (A$$)’ Remix Verse
Nicki Minaj may command a hefty price tag for her coveted features, but she still comes through for her friends. The Young Money diva didn’t charge Big Sean a dime to appear on his remix to “Dance (A$$).”
The G.O.O.D. Music MC wasn’t deterred from reaching out to the in-demand raptress despite hesitation from his crew. “I was like, ‘What about Nicki Minaj?’ and they was like, ‘Man, Nicki gon’ charge too much.’ I was like, ‘Did anybody even ask her?’ So I text her and was like, ‘Yo, you want to do this?’ She text me back like, ‘Hell yeah, send it over,’” he told Baltimore’s 92Q Jams. “She didn’t charge nothing. She completely did it for free and all for the love.”
The gesture is a testament to her kindness. “I don’t know if people know Nicki, but she’s one of the nicest people in this rap game,” he said. “She is definitely just a hard worker, so it was great working with her.”
A video for the remix is also on the way. “We just shot the video for it, me and Nicki. We about to wrap that up.”
The G.O.O.D. Music MC wasn’t deterred from reaching out to the in-demand raptress despite hesitation from his crew. “I was like, ‘What about Nicki Minaj?’ and they was like, ‘Man, Nicki gon’ charge too much.’ I was like, ‘Did anybody even ask her?’ So I text her and was like, ‘Yo, you want to do this?’ She text me back like, ‘Hell yeah, send it over,’” he told Baltimore’s 92Q Jams. “She didn’t charge nothing. She completely did it for free and all for the love.”
The gesture is a testament to her kindness. “I don’t know if people know Nicki, but she’s one of the nicest people in this rap game,” he said. “She is definitely just a hard worker, so it was great working with her.”
A video for the remix is also on the way. “We just shot the video for it, me and Nicki. We about to wrap that up.”
Article taken from www.Rap-Up.com
Article Inspiration
Eminem's new rhyme regime gave their thoughts on the BET Hip Hop Awards Cypher before it even aired.
The DJ Premier hosted Cypher performances have recently become one of the highlights of the annual BET Hip Hop Awards. Specific examples include Skillz filming his own Cypher and later being rewarded with a spot on this year’s show. In a bit of a twist, individual crews participated in the 2011 Cypher performances including Maybach Music Group and some of the Shady Records
BET made the videos available online while the awards were still airing in some areas, and the terms “#Cypher” and “#Shady 2.0” quickly began trending on Twitter. While there was more than enough talent to bounce ideas off of each other, Yelawolf revealed that no one in the crew heard each other’s rhymes prior to the taping. The one thing Slaughterhouse did reveal was that they were roughly 70% finished with their Shady debut. And any delays can be attributed to Eminem giving them the space and artistic freedom to experiment while also participating in events such as their Brisk Bodega show and the BET Hip Hop Awards Cypher.
“Everybody did a really good job, and we did our rhymes over and over and over until everybody started forgetting them,” Eminem explained. “The best thing about doing a cipher for me—and I’m sure for everyone else—is just knowing the caliber that everybody rhymes at. You know everybody’s gonna fuckin’ bring it.”
The DJ Premier hosted Cypher performances have recently become one of the highlights of the annual BET Hip Hop Awards. Specific examples include Skillz filming his own Cypher and later being rewarded with a spot on this year’s show. In a bit of a twist, individual crews participated in the 2011 Cypher performances including Maybach Music Group and some of the Shady Records
BET made the videos available online while the awards were still airing in some areas, and the terms “#Cypher” and “#Shady 2.0” quickly began trending on Twitter. While there was more than enough talent to bounce ideas off of each other, Yelawolf revealed that no one in the crew heard each other’s rhymes prior to the taping. The one thing Slaughterhouse did reveal was that they were roughly 70% finished with their Shady debut. And any delays can be attributed to Eminem giving them the space and artistic freedom to experiment while also participating in events such as their Brisk Bodega show and the BET Hip Hop Awards Cypher.
“Everybody did a really good job, and we did our rhymes over and over and over until everybody started forgetting them,” Eminem explained. “The best thing about doing a cipher for me—and I’m sure for everyone else—is just knowing the caliber that everybody rhymes at. You know everybody’s gonna fuckin’ bring it.”
Article taken from www.hiphopdx.com
Hardest Stage Yet
After failing to write an article, that seems both realistic and professional, I found this the hardest stage yet, as I wasn't sure on the style I was expected to write in. Formal or non-formal. So I decided to research into Hip Hop magazines and gather inspiration on the articles they wrote.
I will post some of these articles in the very near future.
Wednesday, 12 October 2011
Friday, 7 October 2011
Tuesday, 4 October 2011
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