1. QUESTION SEVEN
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you
feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the
full product?

2. Back to schoolNow looking back at my
school magazine front
cover, I have only just
realised how much I have
improved since I've looked
back. I think I have done a
much better job with using
techniques that I know
now. The text is very plain
with a dull background
which means they don’t
pop out enough. I still quite
like how I have edited the
photo, however I do find it
a bit too dark and a boring
pose. Although this is the
first time using this
software I believe that I
have made a good first
attempt of a magazine

3. Back to school
The same with my contents page: If I had the
techniques back then I would have created something
to standard with my music magazine contents page.
The layout of this look ok but also looks to immature
for my target audience. This means it has this non
professional look, making it look bad. An example of
this is that I have taken the photo in a landscape view
rather than portrait, this has caused me to stretch the
photo because it looks bad. However with the new
skills and techniques I have acquired I wouldn’t make
a silly mistake like that again.

4. With direct comparison,
you can see just how
much progress I have
made. I have kept some
similar features such as
having one main images,
the positioning of most of
the text. However I have
used many more
techniques such as
replace colour and used
the liquefy tool. Also I
have used the brightens
tool to make it look like
my music magazine has
a spot light on him. With
both of the cover pages I
have readable and well
spaced out text.
Front covers:
Here I have included special events which are happening and
lots of stuff on my cover to make this look busy and interesting.
Unlike my school magazine , the title has a unique look( the
brand is what differentiates the magazine)
My music magazine
‘Triplemmm’ ,looks very
interesting and
professional. Since my
school magazine I have
learnt how to make text
bold with the stroke tool
and also how to use
several layers to make
the composition fun and
more appealing to my
target audience. The
layout of the magazine
is simple and easily to
read as I found out this
is what my target
audience wants in my
background research.

5. Contents pages:Again, seeing these two
next to one another
allows me to see the
mature and unique
progression I have made.
I have changed the layout
quite a lot but still have
the main single figure,
showing the main story.
My school magazine
looks very boring and
generic. I have barely
edited the main image
and only played around
with the text, also the
background is slightly
blurry due to me taking a
landscape photo not
portrait. As you can see the title of my music magazine looks
more attention- grabbing than my school magazine, this
is because my music magazine title stands out and is in
contrast with the background colour where as on my
school magazine I have a green title with a green
background which doesn’t contrast each other.
Unlike the school
contents page I have
used layers! This has
allowed me to make an
exciting contents page
which would interest my
target audience, 18-24
year olds. Despite only
having one main picture I
think this makes it easier
for my target audience to
establish what the main
story is as this is the
main image. I have used
other images to
advertised the rest of my
magazine. These are
smaller images because
they aren’t the main
story.

6. How these improvements have affected
the outcome of my double page spread
As I created my double
page spread last, I have
knowledge since designing
my school mag’s FC. This
has allowed me to make the
most dynamic and creative
piece of work. With the use
of Photoshop Cs6 and
Adobe InDesign I have
made a simple but yet
sophisticated and eye
catching double spread
which is ideal for my target
audience 18-24 year olds. I
designed my double page
spread like this because this
is a simple layout which
isn’t over created, allowing
the audience to read the
main story and enjoy it.
I have used a similar colour theme through my
music magazine of black; red and white.

7. To conclude…
On the whole I have learnt how to properly use software such as
Photoshop and InDesign. Also I have progressed in the way I
use the effects to convey my work. Personally I think that my
designs have matured and become more distinctive than the
generic music magazine. This is because of the target market I
am aiming my magazine at, no one else has targeted them
giving me a niche market. In addition I have used many other
technologies ( which I have never used before) to present my
evaluations.