Evaluation: Compairing to My Preliminary Task

Evaluation: Technologies

Evaluation: How I Attracted My Audience

Evaluation: Target Audience

Evaluation: Institution

Evaluation: Social Groups

Evaluation: Continuity of My Magazine

Evaluation: How I Followed Conventions

Music Magazine Contents Page 3rd Draft

For the third draft of my contents page I decided to change the grey colour that I had behind the letter from the editor and main feature story to black and change the text colour to white. I believe this makes the text easier to read while also separating it from the rest of the text. Also it creates a cohesion to the rest of my page as the rest of the text is black with a white backing. I decided to add a magazine subscription section to my magazine as I found that many magazines had these and it was a convention that would feel absent on my product. To add the subscription section I had to delete one of my three pictures. However, I do not feel this is a loss as the image felt out of place on my page, due to the dress not being of the rock genre. Another thing I did for this draft was to change the font of my text as I felt my old font was not suitable for my genre.

Music Magazine Contents Page 2nd Draft

For the second draft of my contents page I aimed to make it more cohesive with my front cover as the two had different colour schemes and did not seem to fit together. First of all I changed all the red boxes on the page to a brighter red, the same colour that had been used on my front cover. This created more of a colour scheme throughout my magazine as my double page spread has also used the same colour scheme. I also added the page numbers onto the images as this is a convention found in other magazines. I also added colouring behind the letter from the editor and the main feature story to separate them from the rest of the text in order to show there importance. However, I believe I will have to change the colour I used as I find the grey colour makes the black text harder to read and it also does not fit with the colour scheme of the rest of my magazine.

Music Magazine Double Page Spread 1st Draft

For the first draft of my double page spread I looked back to my front cover and contents page to make sure they all followed the same colour scheme. I chose to use a pull quote as the header of my double page spread as I felt it would be the most effective to get readers to read the story and it also gave a direct link to the article, more so than if I had decided on a title for the header. For the main body of text I decided to go with a question and answer format as I thought that would be the easiest to come up with the number of words I needed for the text. Also on the main body of text, in order to follow conventions I had the colour of the text for the questions and the colour of text for the answers different as this allowed the text to be easier read. I included a acceptable length stand first on the page in order to follow the conventions found in magazines and also to attract the reader into reading the article, or giving them a shorter version of the article to read. For the image on the page I decided to have my feature artists hold a clapper board as it fit in with the article I was writing for my magazine. I also thought it would give an original layout to my page as the text would have to bend around the clapper board. I included page numbers on the page and made sure that the where the correct page numbers listed on my contents page to make the magazine appear more realistic and also to create a cohesion in my piece. I included a page separate to make my magazine more realistic and to show where the fold would be on the magazine.

Music Magazine Front Cover 3rd Draft

 

For the third draft of my music magazine front cover I changed only a little from my second draft. The main change I made to my magazine was to make the overall look of the magazine tie in together more than it had in previous drafts. To do this I made the box that the main feature story is placed in the same colour as the paint circle the surrounded my plug. I also changed the boxes that were previoudly yellow to match these colours also. This was also done because the new colour I have chosen is closer to the colour of Chloe's scarf. By doing this I believe my magazine now fits together better than it did. It also reduces the amount of colours on my cover to the conventional three rather than the four I had before. I also changed the work 'PLUS!' and 'INSIDE:' to the same colour also so that they stick out from the rest of the text in the skylind and footer. I also changed the + to the same colour also. I did this to fit the conventions I found on other music magazine covers I looked at. I moved the main feature story father down on the page. I did this to fill the page more than it previously had been and also to make more of the image stand out then it had before. I reduced the size of the barcode again as it was still to big. I believe the size it is now takes up the right amount of space on the page and does not take away from the page as it had done before. The last thing I did was reduce the size of the plug so that it fit on the page as before it went over the edge of the page. I also titled the plug on its side so that it follows the conventions seen on other magazine covers.

Music Magazine Contents Page 1st Draft

This is the first draft of my music magazine contents page. For this draft I focused on trying to follow the main conventions found in a music magazine contents page knowing I could make changes later. The dark red colour I chose for my contents page I believe was a good choice to fit in with my front cover second draft but I believe it will need to be changed to fit more with the third draft of my front cover. The feature storys I have chosen I believe are correct for the headings I have chosen, however I think I will need to add more deatils to a few of the stories to utilise the space better than it has been used on the first draft. I believe my letter from the editor is strong but it may need expanding to feature more text as letters I saw on contents pages were longer. I will look to a veriaty of contents pages and try to make it longer then it is on this draft. I made sure to include all feature advertised on the front cover of the magazine somewhere on the magazine, placing my main feature story seperate from the rest of the feature storys to highlight its importance. I believe most of the pictures I have taken for the contents page are appropriate but I will aim to get a new picture of Will as I believe the clothes he is wearing do not fit with the rock genre. I believe the headings for the page and the placement of the dtae/issue number will need little tweaking as they follow conventions seen in other magazines, such as using the same font as my masthead on my front cover and also placing the date/issue number below the contents header. For my next draft I will also add colours to the background of the sections of my feature storys as right now I believe the look too bland.

Music Magazine Front Cover 2nd Draft

For the second draft of my magazine I took the feedback I received from my first draf and made the changes that were suggested. I changed the font for my main feature story as I was told that the font I had used was hard to read and I needed to find a font that differed from the font I used for my masthead. I reduced the size of my masthead and moved the plug higher up on my magazine to fit the conventions seen on a magazine. Also reducing the size of my masthead gave me a larger amount of space for my other feature stories. I changed the shape my plug is in to make it more interesting than that of just a circle and also to make it stand out more on the black background provided from the leather jacket. I changed the feature stories from one that was just restating the man feature story to a verity of stories that were all different from the main feature story in order to make the audience of my magazine more likely to buy it because of the verity of stories. I reduced the size of the barcode so it does not stand out as much as before and also so there is more space on the front cover. I continued to use the same picture as my previous draft as I believe it is the best picture I had taken for my front cover and I also believe it fits the genre of my magazine. I also continued with the colour scheme of black, white and red but I added a yellow backing for a couple of the feature stories to add more verity and also because the black text is easier to read on a yellow background than it would have been on a red background. I also continued to use the skyline and footer as I believe it gives a balance to the page and also allows for more information to be placed on the page. I changed the information in the skyline so that there was more featured.

Music Magazine Front Cover 1st Draft

This is the first draft for my music magazine front cover. I have followed many of the conventions expected from a magazine cover. I decided to go with the magazine name 'Smashed' as I believe it fits with the rock genre of my magazine as does the colour scheme I have chosen. I decided to go with a white background after looking at some existing magazine covers. By looking at other magazine covers I decided a white background appeared more simple and let the feature stories stick out more. I chose the photo I did because I believe it is the best photo I took and also because it fits with the genre of my magazine from the costume to the pose, which I based of another magazine cover I had seen. I chose the colour scheme black, white and red because I believe those colours go well together and also because they fit with the genre of rock as they are all dark colours, something that is associated with rock. I chose the font because of the smashed effect that it has which fits with the name of my magazine and also because of the rocky feel I get from it. I used a skyline and footer format as I believed they created a good balance on the page. I also placed the barcode and price in the lower right-hand corner so that it is not in the way too much, allowing for more to be put on the magazine cover. I decided to go with the price of £2.50 as I believed that was a reasonable price and I will reflect this when deciding on the amount of pages that will be featured in the magazine. My main feature story was created because of the photo's I have taken which features my cover model holding a clapper board, something that is a associated with the film business. In the future I believe I will need to change my other feature story and add some others because as of now it is just a repeat of my main feature story. I also may need to reduce the size of the barcode because I believe it may be too big.