Evaluation

Question 7

The prelim task allowed me to get an idea of how to use Photoshop and Quark as these were both new software to me. With help from fellow students and teachers, I was able to develop my skills and knowledge of the software. Allowing me to show improvement from my prelim front cover to my actual front cover.

By having a greater understanding and knowledge of magazine conventions, I was able to create a more realistic magazine. The tasks we did such as listing generic conventions of a front cover, contents page and double page spread gave me the ability to improve my prelim task and making my actually project more realistic and professional.

Prelim front cover



Actual front cover

It is important to plan the project first, rather than jumping straight into it because more than likely, our ideas tend to change. So if we have a set idea, we are able to follow this which will result in a smoother making of the magazine. Going straight into creating the magazine will result in encountering problems such as not knowing what’s going where etc. Making drafts allows us to see if our ideas actually work as a real project. Sometimes, drafts makes us realise what we need to change to be able to improve and make the magazine look better,

Draft contents page

Real contents page

Audience feedback is extremely important as it allows me to improve my project from the prelim task to the final magazine.

Constructive comments allowed me to see what was wrong with my prelim task and what mistakes I made. This was really helpful as I was able to not make the same mistakes again.

The positive comments told me what was good about my magazine and what i can keep doing for my final project.

Audience feedback is an essential when creating a magazine as other people's opinions are just as important as our own. They may see problems with it that we don't. As we aren't the ones buying the magazine, it is important to find out what the audience think of it, whether they would buy it and what they would want to see on it.

Comparing the prelim task to the final project enabled me to see what improvements i have made and the comments i had taken into consideration.