Evaluation of Preliminary

What did you find difficult about producing your school magazine? What did you find easy?

I did a lot of planning and research for my school magazine to I was very prepared to take the photos and create the overall look for the magazine. I also already knew the basics of photoshop before so it made the creation process of my school magazine easier as I knew how to retouch people’s faces and create all the shapes I needed for the front cover and contents page. The one thing I did struggle with was trying not to make the magazine look to much like a fashion or music magazine as that is the style I prefer; however, I feel I have adhered to the school magazine theme well.

How would your task have been easier if you had researched into school magazines?

I did research into the school magazine genre (evidence of which can be found earlier on my blog.) I search existing school magazine front covers and did some analysis of some front covers as well as search the codes and conventions of school magazines.

What tactics did you use to attract your audience?

I used bright colours to attract my readers to the magazine then I also included an interesting splash and secondary leads that stood out on the background they were on. This meant that the readers could easily read the text and could see the interesting articles featured in the magazine.

What have you learnt about photoshop/other software used in the production of your preliminary task?

I already knew the basics of photoshop before I started creating the school magazine, but I have discovered new buttons on photoshop for different shapes and effects to change the images I have taken.

What lessons have you learnt here that will enable you to excel in the production of your main task-the music magazine?

I have learnt to always ask for feedback off my friends and teachers about my magazine as there might be some things that I miss when I look at it- like the fact it needed more colour to highlight some of the shapes and text.