The document reflects on the progression from the author's preliminary task of designing magazine covers to their main task of designing a music magazine. They learned to include things like placing pictures behind mastheads, adding effects to text, creating flashers, and using headers. They also improved their understanding of magazine design codes and conventions. For the contents page, they learned to create a more realistic layout with a main image and smaller ones. Overall, they developed better skills using design software like Photoshop and InDesign from analyzing existing magazines and applying conventions in their own music magazine.
1. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product? By Rosanna Todd
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4. For my preliminary task I did not have to create a double page spread. However I feel that I have learnt a lot about the codes and conventions of magazines in general and also magazine articles. I decided to do a question and answer styled article for my double page spread as this is what other magazines of this genre included. Therefore it attracts more to my target audience. Through making the double page spread, I now have a deep and more knowledgeable understanding of how to create a music magazine, as it involves features which attract the audience I am targeting my music magazine at.
![Preliminary task-front cover for a college magazine Main task-front cover for a music magazine ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],2) All these points show that I have learnt more about the technology I have used e.g. Photoshop and the photo editing program I used called “picnik”. It is also clear that I have learnt more about the codes and conventions of magazines e.g. the use of a header, the page layout, and creating specific coverlines that would appeal to my target audience.](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)