I made a magazine cover created at Big Huge Labs. My intentions were to make it a blog, but I changed my mind. I had too many ideas for a card game creation, and then I decided to make one big website to include the magazine layout.
I don't have the software to make pages flip electronically on my site. I prefer to just have the info laid out on the site where it can capture the eye. There is not much for 2007 because I am just getting started. I am still making ideas about trading cards and trying to create. I need content and info for the trading card blog. It's not easy. You can see the lay out here.
Since writing and ideas don't come easy, having a once a year lay out page of a magazine is easy for me. I make up the magazine as I go from day to day, just like I would on my blogs. By the end of the year, I should have enough for a whole magazine. For right now, the magazine pages and layouts will only be intended for the site. The more content and info that you have, the better it is to be able to have things to choose from, and things fall in place.
When you are only beginning, placing things on a page is hard. The more I write, things fall into categories like on a color wheel. More ideas will come, and you know where to put things. There will be times when you just don't know what to write or how to present something. There will be times when you will just have too many ideas but you can always narrow things down. In the end, you might have many magazines to publish or just one whole book.
Keep writing, coming up with ideas, and brainstorming. People might laugh at what you do, but don't let that stop you. Don't let rejection stop you. Your ideas and your interest can help create something new. Then people that like what you do might give you ideas to add or advice. Sometimes a helping hand is needed. It does not always have to be a professional, but it is good to have someone that knows a little bit more than you know.
A professional who has been in the business for years may not have the time to look at your work or may not even like it. You can always get an idea from what they do to be better. If you have an idea in mind for a newspaper or a magazine, publish it, and you should publish it yourself. The internet has made a way for you.
