Evaluation Question 7

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from that of your full product?

PRELIMINARY TASK 

FINAL PRODUCT

Above is both my contents page and Front cover from my preliminary task and my final product. As you can see I have progressed much with my ability of design. These include different aspects such as Background Images, Layout and Main Image. Below I have written about the different aspects.

Background Image of Front Cover

As you can see on my background image I have used the same method to cut out the background on Photoshop however, the background image was roughly cut out on the preliminary task  where as on the final front cover It looks professional. As I used a magnetic lasso tool to select the edges rather than just the magic wand tool I firstly used.

Layout

The layout of my magazine front Cover and contents page is very poorly set out on my preliminary task. On my final produced pieces I have looked into different ways to layout my magazine pieces through looking at other magazine styles.

• Front Cover- The way in which my front cover of my preliminary task is layered out is very unprofessional. At the time I created the piece, I did not have the knowledge on how a magazine front cover should look like. Things such as the layout of the Title, Sell Line and Main image. All are in a good position but not the best. Compared to the front cover of my finished Magazine front cover. Where I have looked at other magazine styles and copied the way in which they layout their magazine front covers.
• Contents Page- The way the contents page on my preliminary task is set out is also very unprofessional. It is layered out in rows of different sections of the magazine and too many images to show the articles within that magazine. The way my final contents page product is layered out is very professional as I also looked at different ways other magazines layout their contents pages and copied their styles.

Conclusion

In conclusion, I have progressed very far in the use of Photoshop in terms of the 'design' aspect of everything. I now know how a magazine contents page and Front Cover, Should be layered out. If I was to research more into other styles of magazines I think I would have been able to progress further and create an even better piece of work.