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** Design Specification ** Once you have completed your research, use what you have found and the information from the context and challenge to write your design specification.


 * Create a design specification with: **
 * 5+ required features (what your magazine has to have / be / do)
 * 5+ desired features (could have / be / do)
 * Add a column and give a reason for each point based on your research

You can use these heading to help guide your design specification:
 * Aesthetics
 * Target audience
 * Environment
 * Size
 * Function
 * Form

Good design specifications:
 * are not too restrictive (eg: // my magazine will be blue // is too restrictive, //my magazine will be bright colours// is better)
 * are testable (you or someone else should be able to see if your product has met this point eg: //my magazine will be easy to read// is not easy to test, //my magazine will be easy to read for teenagers// is testable)
 * show the information from your research

** Designs **
Using your design specification create four or more __ **DIFFERENT** __ designs for your magazine. Consider the style, layout, images and colour. Check them against the design specification.

** Design guidance: **
 * Use lorem ipsum to make filler text
 * Show the cover and an article page for each design
 * Use images from google, flickr or sketch a rough idea
 * think about the layout of the elements (main cover line, cover lines, image, masthead, selling line etc.)
 * Use colours and interesting fonts
 * Make each of the designs different - more than just rearrange the layout, they should each show a different style
 * Designs should not be made on the program you have chosen to use to make your magazine





Remember to consider the four design principles when creating your designs (Contrast, Alignment, Repetition and Proximity). They will help make your work look better designed and more attractive.
 * Design Principles **

** Annotations ** Add annotations that give additional information about each design.

** Justify the chosen design **
Now compare your chosen design to the design specification, does it meet each point? Grade how well this design meets the specification with a 0-5 scale (0 = does not meet, 5 = totally meets it) with a comment for each grade you give.

** Develop the chosen design **
Now develop your ideas. Draw clear layouts of the cover page, contents and 2+ article pages. These layouts will be used to help create your master pages.





Create a stylesheet for the magazine - it should have the colours, fonts, sizes, frames etc. with reasons for each choice.









** Assessment Criteria **
Read the criteria carefully and check off the things that you have done. Make sure all of your work is on your wiki page.