1. Question 7
Looking back at your preliminary
task, what do
you feel you have learnt in the
progression from it to the full
product?

2. I h a v e l e a r n t t h a t e v e r y m a g a z i n e i s d i f f e r e n t , t h e
l a y o u t , t h e f o n t s a n d s t y l e s . F r o m n o t r e a l l y b e i n g
a p e r s o n w h o b u y s m a g a z i n e s , I d i d n ’ t r e a l i z e t h a t
e a c h m a g a z i n e h a s d i f f e r e n t f e a t u r e s , d i f f e r e n t
f o n t s t o a t t r a c t t h e i r a u d i e n c e s .
F r o m r e s e a r c h i n g a b o u t d i f f e r e n t m a g a z i n e s g a v e
m e a b e t t e r u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e l a y o u t o f
m a g a z i n e s a n d t h i s h e l p e d w i t h m a k i n g d e c i s i o n s
w h e n c r e a t i n g m y m a g a z i n e . I c a n s e e t h a t m y
d e c i s i o n s s l i g h t l y f r o m t h e p l a n t o t h e f i n a l
p i e c e , I k n e w t h a t t h a t w o u l d h a p p e n b e c a u s e
e v e r y t h i n g w e p l a n i s j u s t a n i d e a a n d n o t
n e c e s s a r y c o n f i r m e d , s o m e o f m y s k e t c h e s d i d n o t
w o r k f r o m t h e p l a n , s o t h a t i s w h e n I h a d a n o t h e r
l o o k a t s o m e m u s i c m a g a z i n e s t o s e e m a y b e
a n o t h e r r o u t e I c o u l d g o w i t h i t .

3. I lea rnt tha t bo x es o n
the fi rs t m a ga zi ne di d
no t wo rk tha t
well, tha t wa s
because I was usi ng
them i n the wro ng
wa y; fro m res ea rc hi ng
fo r m a ga zi nes tha t
use shapes, normally
us e i t to hi ghli ght
c erta i n wo rds to s ta nd
o ut fro m the
m a ga zi ne.I feel tha t the dec i s i o ns I m a de were go o d a s i t m a de m y
m a ga zi ne lo o k m o re rea li s ti c , a nd the blo g s ho ws the
pro gres s I m a de fro m the begi nni ng to the end a nd I a m
glad I changed the background colour as thi s made a
huge di fferenc e fro m the lo o k o f the m a ga zi ne.

4. F r o m t h e s t u d e n t m a g a z i n e t o t h e m u s i c m a g a z i n e I l e a r n t
m o r e a b o u t t h e s t y l e , a l s o h o w t o p r e s e n t i t w i t h o u t i t
l o o k i n g t o c l u t t e r e d . I a l s o l e a r n t a b o u t t h e s a t u r a t i o n o f
c o l o u r s i n t h e m o d e l m a k e s a m a s s i v e d i f f e r e n c e . A l s o
w h a t t h e s e l l l i n e s s a y t o a t t r a c t t h e a u d i e n c e m a k e s a
h u g e d i f f e r e n c e o n t h e w h o l e m a g a z i n e .
Pe e r s s a i d a t t h e b e g i n n i n g w h e n I w a s w o r k i n g o n t h e
s l i v e r b a c k g r o u n d f o r m y m a g a z i n e , t h a t t h i s c o l o u r d i d n ’ t
w o r k t o w e l l , a l s o t h e t i t l e w a s t o o h i g h l i g h t e d , t h e t i l e
h a d a s l i g h t s h a d o w b e h i n d i t a n d l o o k e d t o o u n r e a l i s t i c
a n d i t g e n e r a l l y d i d n ' t ’ t w o r k .