Evaluation
I think that my magazine works quite well as a whole because I have managed to stick to a certain colour scheme which relates to the main image. This is so that it looks aesthetically pleasing for the audience. I also tried to use colours which do not stereotypically represent one gender so that it suggests that the magazine is aimed at both male and female students. I used outer shadows on my masthead so that it stands out a lot more than the rest of the text and so that the audience understand that that is the title of the magazine. I also used featured articles which could relate to both male and female, but also articles that are more than likely to appeal to students rather than anyone else - which makes my magazine a success as that is my target audience.
During the making of this magazine I have learnt the basic tools within Adobe Photoshop, such as the crop tool, the eyedropper tool, the text tool and I also learnt how to use and work with layers, which I used to create my front cover. I have also learnt the conventions of magazines whilst doing my research and planning part of my preliminary task. I now know that a magazine needs a masthead, feature articles, plugs, a main image, a barcode, price and date and USP's (usually found in a skyline) in order to be as successful as the rest. I also learnt how to use my levels on an image in order to make it stand out and helps the magazine to look a lot less dull. One of the most vital things that I learnt because of this task was camera angles, how to shoot a certain camera angle and more importantly, how to use a DSLR camera.
If I were to do this task again I would dedicate my time a lot more to creating my product rather than my research and planning as I consequently had to rush through the process of making my magazine because I had left so little time to actually do it in. I would also stick to my original plan with my colour scheme as a way of linking the magazine to the college itself, which would mean I would also have to think a lot more about the clothes my model was wearing and what he was modelling with in order to ensure that the colour scheme would work.
Overall I think that my magazine has been a success in terms of relating to the target audience and using the conventions that are normally found and are expected to be found on the typical magazine.
During the making of this magazine I have learnt the basic tools within Adobe Photoshop, such as the crop tool, the eyedropper tool, the text tool and I also learnt how to use and work with layers, which I used to create my front cover. I have also learnt the conventions of magazines whilst doing my research and planning part of my preliminary task. I now know that a magazine needs a masthead, feature articles, plugs, a main image, a barcode, price and date and USP's (usually found in a skyline) in order to be as successful as the rest. I also learnt how to use my levels on an image in order to make it stand out and helps the magazine to look a lot less dull. One of the most vital things that I learnt because of this task was camera angles, how to shoot a certain camera angle and more importantly, how to use a DSLR camera.
If I were to do this task again I would dedicate my time a lot more to creating my product rather than my research and planning as I consequently had to rush through the process of making my magazine because I had left so little time to actually do it in. I would also stick to my original plan with my colour scheme as a way of linking the magazine to the college itself, which would mean I would also have to think a lot more about the clothes my model was wearing and what he was modelling with in order to ensure that the colour scheme would work.
Overall I think that my magazine has been a success in terms of relating to the target audience and using the conventions that are normally found and are expected to be found on the typical magazine.
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