Finally it's time for the PortFolio!
After one semester of constant working on photoshop and illustrator, we have come to an end of NM2208.

I'm really glad I've chosen this module, I really enjoy photoshopping, it's much better than shopping!

anw, For the final final 'project'- I've created the Portfolio in a form of a Magazine.
Yes the theme is Magazine, so you'll expect an editorial note, interviews, articles, bonus comic pages and more!
The magazine named The PortFolio though looks like real magazine pages, the actual contents are really assignments we've been working on.

It is a waste that I couldn't print the PortFolio out and bind it as a real magazine because it is too thin (plus it is in A3) and I'm too broke! >.< style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">The PortFolio!














Don't Miss the sample Postcard slot into Page 9 - Assignment 4: Color Coalition of the magazine!

Task: In this final project, you are tasked to choose one the following prototype to work on:
Option 1 Create ONE Children Storybook
Option 2 Create ONE Teenage Comic

The theme culture in this project takes the basic senses of the following (from Wikipedia):
• An integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon the capacity for symbolic thought and social learning
• The set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes an institution, organization or group
You may employ cultural identities such as youth culture, sub‐culture, rural or urban culture, Internet culture, social media culture etc. in your project.

Use the following guiding questions for your conceptual process:
• What is the moral of your story?
• How do you pull your story together?
• Who is your targeted audience?

Learning Objectives:
1. Understand and proper use of typography
2. Understand the proper use of design elements and principles in terms of layout and content organization
3. Synthesize and apply design process properly and appropriately

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In this project, I'm working with Chun En, Pei Wen & Jonathan.
I really enjoyed working on this project as thankfully my team mates are really fun to be with, and we all does equal share of work.

Scope:

In this final project, we've decided on option 2, a Teenage Comic.

The size of Final Prototype: A5
No. of Pages: 16, including title page
Dimension: 2-D
Color: Full Color
Main Type Font: Cambria
Length of copy: 290

Paper Type: Cover Page - 250g Glossy; Body of comic - 128g Glossy

Target Audience: Teens between 13-15 years of age

Research:

Mind Map on culture:

We have 8 main ideas, picked out 4 to further develop. After much discussion, editing and merging certain stories which we found interesting together, we have finally come out with...

The final storyline:

There was once a spoilt urban little girl, whose parents were too busy to pay much attention to her. So she ends up being a rude and naughty brat who wrecks havoc on her servants in a bid to attract attention from her parents and also because she doesn’t know better.

Then, one day she overhears the servants talking about a wonderful witch in the forest who can grant any wish. So the little spoilt brat, who thinks that the world revolves around her, goes to find the witch thinking that she can force the witch to be her servant.

She meets this old woman in the forest and is mean and rude to her.

Then the woman reveals herself to be the witch and asks her, "So what would you have me do?"

And she declares in childhood idiocy "I want you to be my servant from now on!"

And the witch laughs in disdain and brings her to a village where she dumps her. "Learn something."

The brat finds herself unable to go back and has no choice but to stay and work in the village to get by. As she lives there, she sees the people around her, how close they are and the ties that bind.

Gradually her heart melts and she ends up enjoying the village life.

The witch returns to bring her back to her parents "It was never a servant that you needed, but love."

Her parents, who were frantic about their missing daughter, now treasure her and love her more.

And the little girl who lost her naughty ways became a good and happy girl.

Storyboard:

Characters Profiles:






Grid & Layout Sample:
Some Color Samples: