Evaluation

What have you learnt from completing this task?

From completing this task, I have learnt to understand the basic aspects of Photoshop and how to edit my image to the best ability and to put together a magazine using genuine magazine conventions. Also from taking apart college magazines I have learnt the conventions of a magazine and what they mean. For example without the magazine conventions it wouldn’t reflect a magazine concept. Consequently learning to use a camera properly and understanding the basic camera framing have helped me greatly in this task, when taking photographs for my front cover. Without understanding the framings my images wouldn’t of being took in the correct aspect.

How have used technology?

 I used different types of technology, I used Photoshop to edit my front cover photo so it looked professional and fitted my magazine target audience. I also used Word on the computer to piece together my magazine. I used Logo Design Tool on Google to create my masthead. These factors help me make my magazine, without these tools of technology I wouldn’t of been able to make my front cover properly.

What conventions have you used and why?

 I've used conventions such as;

Skyline this gives small information on the magazine for example 'the number one college magazine.'

Masthead is included in my magazine to clearly show the name of my magazine, it is bold and clearly visible to the audience, it would normal be positioned in the same position on each monthly magazine.

Main story is entitled in my magazine front cover to show what is evident in my magazine, It's bold and in a bigger text than my feature stories so it central focus and attracts the target audience to the contents.

The feature stories will help sell my magazine to the audience. It also gives a clear insight to what my magazine is about and what the contents is. 

 I included the main image to show it is a college magazine by using a college student, which fitted my mis-en-scene, this also fits my magazine contents. My model was a student and reflected the college appropriately. 

My barcode and date helps promotes that the magazine is buyable and gives the date it’s printed to show it's a monthly addition.

Lastly, I used a footer to show whom the magazine was made by to give insight into that made the magazine.

 I used these main conventions as these make a magazine look like a magazine, without these conventions my magazine wouldn't sell to my audience and would look boring to the everyday person.

What would you change if you were to do this task again?

If I were to do this task again I would change some aspects. The way my front cover was taken it made the image taller in size and small width wise, this left me with no option but to stretch my image to ensure I could fit my magazine conventions on clearly. This left my image looking disfigured and my model looked blurred and unprofessional. I would take into consideration in the way my images are taken so they look professional for my front cover, I would consequently take different angled photos using a different camera to ensure this problem wouldn't arise again. I would also change the way my main story/feature stories laid out, I personally don't think they are done at the best ability and would create a different layout so it looks professional, they look rushed and not created well . The feature stories aren’t appropriately laid out to sell to my audience. I would change the stories also, so they fit a variety of people and the stories would appeal to a greater mass rather than one focal group. Consequently, would change the feel of the whole magazine, it feels childish and inappropriate for my target audience I was trying to reach the colour scheme reflects the magazine for more of a teenager aspect rather than young adult. Also to make itaesthetically pleasing to the eye.