EVALUATION

SEVENLOOKING BACK AT YOUR PRELIMINARY

TASK, WHAT DO YOU FEEL YOU HAVE

LEARNT IN THE PROGRESSION FROM IT TO

THE FULL PRODUCT?

FRONT COVER

After looking back at my school magazine I

noticed how unprofessional and messy in it

looked in comparison to my music

magazine. Since creating my preliminary

task, my techniques in design and software

has improved greatly. My knowledge of the

conventions of magazines has also

developed as I did more research and

gathered more information this time round

compared to last time. This has helped my

music magazine look more professional,

appeal to my target audience more and

look more authentic compared to the

preliminary task.

By comparing the two front covers I’ve created, there’s a noticeably large difference between the two.

By researching conventions, and how to use the different software's the quality, style, layout and my

techniques have developed greatly. I have added more magazine conventions in my music magazine

to make it seem more realistic; some of the conventions I have included that I didn’t use in the

preliminary task are skylines, puff, slogan, colour scheme, layout design, and anchorage text. Also

whilst creating the preliminary magazine I was new to AdobeInDesign and I didn’t understand how to

use the software; however after researching more and using the software more by the time I was

creating my music magazine I understood and new how to use the software. This allowed me to use

more techniques and learn new techniques to add to my magazine. Also by using PicMonkey to edit my

images I made the image stand out more and more visually appealing than the preliminary task.

CONTENTS PAGE

After comparing the two contents pages I have

created, It show that a lot more skill, time,

effort and techniques have been used in my

music magazine. With my preliminary task I

didn’t plan where I was going to place things,

and what would be included on the page, and I

didn’t do any research into the conventions of

magazines. However with my music magazine

I planned what to include and where to put

them so it didn’t seem unprofessional and

messy. I also added a lot more detail in my

music magazine, by adding issue number,

month edition and editors note.

Whilst creating the whole of my music magazine I realised how much more effort and time I put into

my music magazine compared to the preliminary task. However with constructing the music magazine

it took a lot more time and patience to make it visually appealing for my target audience. I also wanted

to make it as professional as possible, and as authentic as a real media product. I made sure the

layout design fit and matched all three products in my music magazine to make it continuous; I also

used the same colour scheme throughout to produce continuity thought my products.

OVERALL

Overall the outcome of my skills, techniques, design and

ability to use the different software's has progressed greatly

since making my preliminary task. I have learned more skills,

and have been able to look into more real media products to

learn the conventions. This has allowed me to make my

music magazine as authentic, modern and visually appealing

to my target audience.