cdesignhere: # 1 . P R E S E N T A T I O N

The first action I took before starting my project was to look at my interests that I have within design and focus on the fields that I find most interesting and create a powerful project from.

Another key factor that plays a huge roll in creating a project (I personally think) is the interests that I have outside of design; these consist of being outside, activities such as rock climbing, running, hiking and one of my favourite past times is chatting with my Granny and hearing old tales and old stories. Sometimes I think that I am an "old soul trapped in a young persons body."

My reading interests: If I ever get any free time (which is very rare) I chill and read a book but I rarely have the free time so instead I read articles, blogs because I can read them on more of a daily bases. The topics of interest are travel, adventure etc

I want to design a project combining both my design interests along with my interests and hobbies outside of design, to help keep me focused for the next four months.

The internet has made us socially boring.

We don't spend enough time connecting on a personal bases, the purpose of the magazine is to re-inspire people to get outdoors.

By interviewing people from my local community to create articles for content within the magazine, the people at focus is those from a creative or an outdoor lifestyle background.

Theme for my magazine is

"Mountain Range"

and this is the first volume of a potential series of interviews with people, each magazine will focus on a different mountain range and the first one will focus on my home area.

"The Sperrin Mountain Range."

Contacted a local business about getting content and product shots. A back burner idea but something that I thought about in the early stages of my project.

Designed as a collectable item, for people who visit the area, tourists, local from that community, old, young, etc. A huge potential audience.

The angle I took to approaching my topic, was first looking at the problem at hand. How we have become so anti-social society and never seem to find the time or bother looking up form our phones, laptops or devices. I think a section of each day or every other day should definitely go offline and reconnect with the real world.

Counter-act the problem.

We gain enjoyment, positive experiences and peace when we surround ourselves with natural and being outdoors through connecting with like minded people.

The idea came to me a few months ago to create a magazine of this type but I didn't know that something out their already existed.

Then I found Another Escape.

Deliverable are to bring my document to print, in perfect bound and designed as a collectable item for the target audience.

Good content is key but my deadline is so important as my entire project is based on my magazine being a physical copy to flick through and read. I need to consider that my deadline is a week earlier than everyone else as it has to go to the printers.

I strongly believe in Quality over Quantity but in this case I have had to look closely at Quantity because I need a magazine that is at least 80 pages in size.