Evaluation: Question 7- Looking back at your preliminry task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full production?

College/music front cover:

• Firstly looking at the college magazine then the music magazine it is clear that the use of technology has had an impact on the quality of the pictures. The pictures on the college magazine was taken by a cyber shot camera where as the music magazine was taken on an LSR. This had made the music magazine look a lot more professional.

• Also the layout of the magazine makes the music magazine look a lot more organised and professional but with out taking the rock image away. Where as the stories on the college magazine are just jotted around and it looks basic and boring.


• The fonts used on the music magazine has changed drastically from the music magazine a lot more thought has been added to them and it looks a lot more professional making the music magazine come together better.

• Also the mise- en - scene of the pictures have been thought of a lot more which makes the magazine more busy and interesting. Where as the college magazine just has a plain background and it looks boring.

• Another major difference is the use of the cut out tool on photoshop and how neatly I have done it for the music magazine compared to the music magazine.

• Also on my music magazine I have used different font types giving the magazine more of a flare and making it more fun to read. Whereas on the college magazine the fonts are the same making to college magazine boring and one tone.
  

College/Music contents page:

• The layout of the two contents pages are totally different from one another. The college magazine contents is very plain and typical, whereas the layout for the contents on the music magazine is very creative and does resemble a rock attitude as it is busy and eye catching.
  
• Also the pictures are different, the pictures on the college magazine is are very basic although they do resemble college students. The pictures on music magazine all tell different stories and they are all to a good quality which again is due down to the SLR cameras.
  
• The font size and the colours work better then the colours used on the college magazine. this is because the colours on the music magazine are clear and carry on through out the magazine (house style). The font size is also more conventional on the music magazine as after research, magazine have a small font size so they are seen with out taking up too much room.
• On the other hand I have used the traditional use of three colours in both college and music magazine and this is because this is a convention of all existing media products.
  

Overall I have found and realized that from the college magazine to the music magazine I have learnt how to make use to my advantage, all the technologies available. Also I have found that when it is clear what your product is Photoshop is really easy to and makes your work look a lot more better and professional.