Q7.Looking back at my preliminary task, what do I feel I have learnt in the progression from it to the full

product?

FRONT COVER

Front Cover

This is the front cover of my preliminary task which was to create a front cover of a school magazine. Having constructed this front cover I was able to evaluate the good and bad points of the magazine, which I then used to ensure my real music magazine was constructed better.

The good aspects of my preliminary task; the image uses a shallow depth of field where the main image is in focus where as the background is out of focus allowing the reader to easily identify who is the main attraction of the magazine.The mast head is fairly conventional as it is big and bold helping it to stand out

The bad aspects of my preliminary task;×Here there are more than 2/3 main colours this makes the page very confusing to read and look at.×The fonts used do not relate back to the magazine.×Some of the copy is difficult to read as the background is very dark

This is my final front cover for my music magazine. After having constructed a front cover for my preliminary task I had a better understanding of Photoshop and the range of options that were available to create.

The construction of my preliminary task, I researched music magazines more thoroughly which also gave me a better insight on how a music magazine should look like and what typography, colours etc are used to capture a specific reader.

The primary research along with the construction of my preliminary task helped me to gain an understanding of magazine front covers and there tropical conventions such as the mast head sell line an the puff.

The good aspects of my final front cover; the main image is directly addressing the audience.The main image is poisoned in front of the mast headThere are only 3 main colours used helping to keep the mage more organised. The price and issue number are positioned near the barcode.

If I was to re do my front cover×Have a more east meets west model×I would also try have the writing more structured around the model

CONTENTS PAGE

Contents Page

This is the contents page of my preliminary task.

The good aspects of my preliminary task contents page; Neatly organisedPages numbers go in orderLimited use of coloursClear and readable headings.

The bad aspects of my preliminary task;×There are not enough images.× the background is not filled properly as there are some white space left.×There is not editorial with a signature.×There is no date.×No smaller copy of the front cover.

This is my final contents page for my music magazine. After constructing a contents page for my preliminary task I had a better understanding of what goes in a contents page in terms of writing to interest the reader to read or buy the magazine. • However after further research on music magazines contents pages it became apparent that I have missed out some key features such as •An editorial•A smaller copy of the front cover•A website address•A date. If I was to re do the contents page I would do the following:

Have a more structured layout- which would make it easier for the readerEnsure that the writing has equal spacing and thickness.