IMPROVEMENTS I HAVE MADE SINCE THE

PRELIMINARY TASK TO THE FINAL PRODUCT.

Before After

I have learnt many things in the progression from the preliminary task to the final product…

The front cover image of the music magazine looks more realistic and professional in comparison to the preliminary task (college magazine) one. This is due to using new equipment such as the DSLR cameras and various reflectors, as well as having a better understanding Photoshop which meant that I could change the colour by increasing or decreasing the contrast. I was also able to get rid of unappealing marks and blemishes in the photo by airbrushing them out, using the paint brush.

More conventional features of professional magazines added… Skyline

Interactional features

Date Issue

More prominent colour scheme due to learning how to match the font to the models clothes.

Some improvements have made the magazine look more realistic, such as…

The price tag looks less like a video game sign as it is tidier, black and white and fits nicely into the corner.

The font of the masthead is stronger and more bold. It stands out more due to its white outline and looks better than the college magazine one which uses a basic font. It is also positioned better.

More cover lines have been added and that there is less emptiness, making it look more complete in comparison to the college mag.

There has been a big improvement from the college magazine to the music magazine…

On the first contents page the text and image boxes are visible. Whilst creating the contents page for the music mag I learnt how to

remove these text and image boxes with odd

colours meaning that it could look tidier, with a

stronger colour scheme. Way more information ahs been added to the music

mag contents page and the layout is more structure

including space for a ‘features’ and ‘reviews’ column, making it more

realistic/professional.