Looking back at your preliminary task (the school magazine task), what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product?

Here is an example of photography from the preliminary task. The head section of this photograph is out of focus and it's been cut out badly from Photoshop. The arm and the head are two different photographs which can be seen by the cardigan's change of colour. Overall this is not a very good photograph.

I think this photograph is much better because of the research I did in photography and what I learnt, such as that the people should look forward so the audience is able to engage with them. First of all the whole thing is in focus. Secondly the people are looking into the camera which is a convention of photographs used on the front of magazines because it makes them feel more familiar and are then easier to identify with. Also it has been cut out better due to me learning how to use Photoshop better.

This is a section of the layout from the preliminary task. This layout is very clear and easy to read. However it doesn't really draw the eye and overall its quite boring.

This is a section from the layout of my music magazine. This layout is much more interesting and colourful. I also feel there is a lot more information included in the same amount of space and it is also quite clear. I think this reflects my new knowledge of Photoshop and how to use tools correctly. Also for this layout I looked at other magazines and was able to plan what would look good.

This is the font I used for my preliminary magazine task. I like this font for the masthead because its big, bold and interesting. However I think it doesn't look quite right for the smaller writing because it looks too crowded and so is hard to read.

This is the font for my music magazine. I prefer this one because its colourful and interesting. It draws attention much better than the one above and its easier to read. Also the fact its broken up means it represents the idea of a messy and alternative magazine which isn't just plain and boring. I put much more effort into this masthead than the one for the other task. For the other one I just used a font in Photoshop, however for this one I looked through lots of different fonts on a website, some of which I put on my mood board, and then decided on this one.