Beauty – Vicki Emily Evans

So I haven’t updated this blog in ages and I though it would be good to keep you informed on what I am currently up to.

So to start of with I am about half way though my masters degree in Magazine Journalism at the University of Central Lancashire. I am studying for my NTCJ exams including shorthand, very please to say I am up to 70 words per minute and only been learning since October.

I have already done modules on specialist writing, creating content, digital journalism, law and public affairs. I am currently working in a group module producing two magazines: a business and a consumer.

With that three day, full time course, I am also working at a jewellers in Lancaster whist studying for my masters. It makes me very busy but it is very rewarding.

My other blogs are going steady at the moment with me updating as normal. However my YouTube channel has exploded with views over the past month and a half. It has gone from 750 subscribers to 2,300 in less than 50 days!

With this the focus of my portfolio online will be on that channel and I have been putting a lot of time and energy in to making that the best representation of my work as possible.

So in between a full time course, a part time job and my online adventures I am keeping myself very busy with also the look to also be applying for jobs in the magazine or publishing world. Keeping busy keeps me happy!

Reflection Magazine was my final project of the third year. This was to construct a magazine, from articles to photographs to the layout and design.

My vision for the magazine was for a young target audience that wanted real women’s stories and for the fashion to be affordable and for them.

My aim was to go over a cross section of women from all different parts of the UK including minorities and to be able to tell their story. My other aim for the magazine was for the fashion, makeup and adverts to exclusively feature real women.

The magazine was produced from scrtatch using Adobe InDesgin, Photos and adverts were edited or created in Adobe Photoshop. All photos are credited to the source also the mock adverts I produced as well.

The magazine is 24 pages long and also is A5 in size if printed out. Here is the PDF: Magazine