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.