LOOKING BACK AT YOUR PRELIMINARY TASK, WHAT DO YOU FEEL YOU HAVE LEARNT IN THE PROGRESSION FROM IT TO THE FULL PRODUCT?

PRELIMINARY TASK: KEY CONVENTIONS

Conventions used:

Key Cover line

Mast Head

Cover lines

Mid-shot

Conventions not used:

Barcode

Price

Continuous background

Key cover line clearly anchoring cover line

FRONT COVERI feel as if have developed my skills a lot through these tasks. In my final front cover page: I have used more genre conventions in my final pages

and used them better. My key cover line looks like a menu strip in my prelim

task. Now it has a clear link with the image. The block colour in my final version makes it look more

polished. Hierarchy of font size is more effective as size varies

more. More cover lines mean the magazine looks less empty

than in my Prelim task. They are also all left aligned and look much more professional.

I also think my second image is more striking due to better lighting but my editing skills also improved and I learned how to use the patch tool so I could edit out the strap.

PRELIMINARY TASK: KEY CONVENTIONS

Conventions used:

4+ images

Editors letter

Page numbers of features

Conventions not used:

Subheadings

Lots of contents

‘contact us’ information box

Page number ‘3’

CONTENTS PAGESince the prelim task: I started to understand layers more and my work

became less empty(less negative space makes the magazine look full)

There is a clearer understanding of audience in the second one and the features they would like to see as I struggled to think of them for my prelim contents page.

My Photoshop skills Have definitely improved. I spread the images out and put it in a ‘z

formation’ as well as rule of thirds.