Evaluation of Preliminary Task

I am happy with the way in which the preliminary task has been completed. However if I were to have done it again I would organise my time to allow enough time to complete each section of the task. I feel that this would allow me to complete the task in more detail. I feel that organising my time would allow me to complete the task more efficiently and to a better standard. This would have also allowed me time to expand my knowledge on the different software. The preliminary task has allowed time to expand my knowledge on the different software’s and programmes, which will enable me to improve when I create the music magazine.

If I were to do the preliminary task again, I would take more time to take some better pictures, as the pictures that I have used in the preliminary task are not necessarily a good standard. I may also use a camera that has a better focus, as some of the images I used are a little blurry.

I would also make time to compare different coloured texts to different coloured backgrounds to see what colours clashed and which colours were easily visible. This would allow me to use many different colours without them making the text harder to read.

I would also have included some more research about different magazines to see what the key points are and how they are presented and how they target a particular target audience. To allow me to have more knowledge to complete the magazine cover and contents, I feel that I should have researched a few more magazines that are popular to see what parts stand out to students. I would also have interviewed a few more people, as the people I did interview were mainly female and between the ages of 13 and 20. I feel that this may have influenced my magazine to sway towards a feminine audience and therefore I would carry out some more interviews on males of the same age. I interviewed many people between the ages of 13 and 20 as they were still in school. If I were to do the preliminary task again I may have included a section for students who were between the ages of 10 and 13 as they are more likely to know what they want, and what advice that they want about starting new schools.

Overall I feel that the preliminary task went well, and I feel that I can improve in many of the aspects. Therefore when I make the music magazine I will know what to include and what not to include.

Final Contents Page

 

 

 

Final front cover

Picture Practice

 

 

 

 

Contents Page Draft

 

This is my design for my contents page. The left hand column is to list all of the things that will be incuded inside the magazine. I will include tow images linking to the information. On the right hand side I will include some information and multiple images. In the bottom left hand corner I am going to include some information on the main story in the magazine. At the top of the page I will write contents to enable the reader to know where they are in the magazine.

 

Colour Testing

The colour red is normally linked to danger and is normally used to warn people of danger that may happen. Red can also be a romantic colour, as on Valentine’s Day, the colour red is used. This may be because it is the colour of a heart. However, the colour red can also be linked to death, as it is the colour of blood. The colour red is also linked to the devil, and so may be used to signify death and suffering.

The colour blue is normally associated with calmness. The colour blue is the colour of the sea, and the sea can be calm. However the sea can be stormy, which is normally linked to dark blue.  Blue is known as a masculine colour, and is normally associated with a new born boy. The colour blue is calming, peaceful and relaxing, although blue can also be connected to sadness and insecurity. The colour blue on a magazine would make the reader feel calm. The colour blue may lead to the reader feeling the magazine is safe and secure. The colour blue on the front of a magazine may lead to the reader feeling that the magazine is realistic and not edgy.

The colour green is normally associated with the environment. It is the colour of many things to do with the environment for example; recycling. The colour green is calm, gentle and soft. Green would be used in a magazine to enable the reader to link the magazine to an eco-friendly matter. The colour green would lead the reader to feel that the magazine is reliable, with a friendly feel to it.

The colour pink is a very feminine colour. It is normally associated with women. Due to the fact that many women wear pink clothes and pink makeup. The colour pink is innocent, bright and fun. The colour pink is usually used in magazines that of which are aimed at women and young girls. Pink in a magazine would lead the reader to feeling that the magazine was aimed at women, containing gossip and makeup advice.

 

The colour yellow is not very easily visable upon a white background. Using a darker background would allow the colour to stand out. The colour yellow is not gender specific, and so would be suitable for both genders. The colours black and yellow go well together. The colour yellow is a very neutral colour as it is not really associated with a theme or a gender.

 Front Cover Design 1

 

 This is a design that I may use to create my magazine. The front cover is based on the information that I collected in my questionairre and the research that I did on front covers, contents pages and student magazines. I will use different colours to create the front cover as I want the cover to stand out and attract the readers attention. I decided that a good way to attract the readers attention was throught the images. In the questionairre many people said that they looked for imformation in a magazine. I thought that adding text boxes allows me to put some information on the front of the magazine to make the reader want to read the magazine to find out more. I would also put the page number at the bottom of the page, to allow the reader to look through the magazine with little difficulty.