Task 4 Evaluation for preliminary task

My evaluation for the preliminary task/ college magazine

 

What went well?

Photography - the images were taken with a white background this made it easier when placing the photos onto Photoshop this also meant that it was easy to build up layers as the background was plain and there wasn’t anything going on in the background which meant that the main image was the centre of attention. I had used an image of a boy on my magazine to show that both girls and boys are interested fashion also this means it will reach out to a bigger variety of people.

Image manipulation- I learnt the basic steps on Photoshop which I then applied to my work. By pressing ‘Ctrl + T’ and then the shift key, this made the images bigger but it also kept them in proportion.

Page layout- I had designed the cover page and contents page on a piece of A4 paper before I used Photoshop and InDesign to actually create it, this meant that I had a brief idea of what I wanted my final model of my cover page and contents page to look like. I didn’t completely follow the plan but it was similar and it kept me focused.

Use of text on cover page – I had used basic font and also more of a fancy font, the basic font was for the coverlines, the issue number and date, the pricing and also the masthead. The masthead used both basic and fancy because I wanted to put emphasis on the word ‘chic’ and show the fashion basis by the type of the font. I only put 3 coverlines on the cover page so not to clutter up the page so the image is still visible. I had used rulers on Photoshop to make sure all of the coverlines were aligned with each other to make it look more professional. I had decided to put the masthead over the image because it was the first issue of the magazine which means it’s not well known and gives people an idea of what the magazine is about just from the name of the magazine.

 I chose to make the magazine free as it is the first issue, this was done so that it can build up a fan base and gives people a little taster about what the magazine will be like in future issues, I can also get an idea on what sort of people are willing to read so that I can think of a reasonable price to sell it at.

The colours I had chosen for my colour scheme were black and blue. Each I thought of changing the colours. I chose two colours because they are neutral colours so that the magazine can appeal to both genders.

The layout I used on InDesign to make my contents page was very simple. I had made 3 main textboxes; these had the names of the articles, the masthead and the word contents. On the contents page I added 3 images, as an insight into what those articles will be about. It also made the contents page nicer to look at. With the cover lines and the article names on the contents page, I had written the name of the article and then what’s going on in the article or what it’s about.

What do I need to improve on/ 3 targets?

My first improvement would be to add more colours as I seem to keep the background minimal and stick to white. I’ve also decided that when I do my music magazine that I will have a colour background to make the magazine more appealing.

Another improvement would be writing my information more in depth so as to provide the readers with more information, also not to just keep going on about one little detail but to broaden the topic.

My final improvement is to add more general pictures (that can be aimed at everyone) onto my contents page to show more of a variety in the magazine. As well as that it would have made the magazine have more of a mixture of features e.g. sport so that both boys and girls would want to read it.

The improvements seem to tie in with the 3 key points for development as I can take the improvements into consideration so that I am able to strengthen my work.