How have your skills developed and what benefit has this

had on my work?

I think that my research skills have improved over the

course of this project. In my initial print task I was not as

precise with my research and I think that I put a lot more

work into the research on the main print task.

I also accepted feedback on my designs and corrected

them on my main products, which I failed to do on my initial

pieces.

In summary, as I have increased my level of research, this

has enabled my coursework to develop better and has

helped me improve.

Did you produce more work in line with professional

practice as you have a more detailed understanding of

the forms and conventions of real media products?

I think my work definitely become more professional in

appearance from my initial front cover to my final design,

and this was enabled through my research of different

publications like Q and NME magazines.

In my initial print task I did not have a much information

on how to make something look professional as I has not

dome my research on other magazines as yet.

Did you manage your time better?

I think on both initial and main print tasks I failed to

manage my time effectively, always leaving the work to

the day before as opposed to getting it done and out the

way.

Having said that I definitely feel like I have spent a lot

more time on my actual product than in my initial print

task section.

Was your work well planned etc.?

My work was overall well organised and I kept everything

in an appropriate file on my computer, as well as tagging

and categorising everything on my blog.

However I left it to the day before to get the work done,

which was not good planning.

I think that there is a massive difference in the standard of my initial prink task front cover and my final design.

In my final design I have used a more professional approach after the use of my research. In my initial, everything is very dark as opposed to my final design where there are eye catching colours and a variety of fonts.

Also in my final design there is a different camera shot as opposed to the standard medium close-up, I went with a close-up which I think is original and goes with the indie theme

The main difference is that my final design is for a music magazine and my initial is for a sixth form magazine

My final design uses a much more fitting design for a

music magazine than the initial print task layout, which

was for a school magazine.

For my initial print task contents page I was only required

to make a mock of the layout, not the actual product, so

there is not much information on it which can be

analysed in comparison to my final design

Overall I think my skills regarding Photoshop have

developed a lot and I know now how to do a range of

more complex things to make a design look more

professional than what I could do before the project, as

shown by my initial front cover and my final design.

I also used a more suited camera for my final design, an

SLR as opposed to my iPhone 3Gs camera which I had

previously used for my initial print task, and you can tell

the difference by the quality of the photos.