Two Page Spread Decisions...

So my main focus these days have all been about my two page spread for my magazine. I'm not sure what the issue is, but I am having trouble finding inspiration that really makes me go, "WOW" like my cover page and table of contents pages did. I am not stuck on the content of what I am going to write about because I have ideas in mind of a basis of what my article is going to be about. I want to write my article on, as I mentioned in my previous post, I want to write my spread on "How to Eat Like a War Traveler- in Miami." I chose to write about Miami instead of Fort Lauderdale for several reasons. After researching both cities, Miami was much more popular than Fort Lauderdale and it has a much larger variety of international restaurants. Miami is one of the most famous cities to travel to in America, so by including it, a majority of my readers will be familiarized with it, that is of course if they are not already local. I think that I can really do a lot with this story and can go in multiple directions for it. 

However, even though I have a pretty clear understanding of my story, my troubles lie in the hands of the layout and the design. I understand that I will write the story and pick out visuals first, but I enjoy knowing beforehand how I am going to create my layout. I really like working with different designs that catch the eye, so I am really trying hard to find some that interest me in doing so. 

I am not going to get discouraged because I know that I will find something and make something that I know I will love and my readers will love. I am really excited to write this story because Miami has every restaurant ethnicity you could imagine! I am thinking of categorizing my story either by the Continents, or by famous cities. Still undecided because I have to find more about the roots of each restaurant that I am interested in including in my spread. But the best part about all of these restaurants is that they maintain and capture my theme of savory and decadent food, as well as having the international flare I am looking for.  Also, it is great that the majority of these restaurants have a copyright free menu posted online, so I don't have to worry about asking for permission to include some of their meals. As for now, I will continue to research and explore plausible restaurants and layouts to utilize for my article. 

Keep posted everyone!


Citations: 
International Cuisine. (n.d.). Retrieved April 01, 2016, from http://www.miamiandbeaches.com/things-to-do/dining/international-cuisine
Why Miami is One of the Best Cities in America for Travel. (n.d.). Retrieved April 01, 2016, from http://www.aroundtheworldl.com/2011/07/10/why-miami-is-one-of-the-best-cities-in-america-for-travel/