1. Q7
Looking back at you preliminary task, what
do you feel you have learnt in the
progression from it to the full product?
2. A beginner..
During the preliminary task I did not carry out any research
that could help me make my product. I did not plan to my
best ability and simply just sat and made it without any
consideration as to what the readers wanted or whether I
was addressing it in the correct way.
During the actual production of my preliminary task I had
already knew how to operate a Mac computer quite
efficiently because I have access to one at home.
However, I found it a little hard working with surprisingly
new software's such as Photoshop which had been
completely new to me.
5. Similarities and Differences
My preliminary task was very basic in terms of typography and
images. In fact, on my school magazine no photography is shown on
it’s contents page.
However, in terms of font its the complete opposite of basic. My front
cover (school magazine) consists of at least 5 different fonts. It
makes it look unorganised and undecided. And also makes it
affective on the layout and the link with colour. This is because of
the positioning of where everything is placed on the page. Therefore
has resulted in either everything looking all over the place or not
looking in place at all.
Gratefully, I have managed to include photography on every page,
including my double page spread. And have understood the risks of
making a magazine seem too overdone by looking extravagant
because of an exaggerated theme, concept or convention.
My end result was more professional and aesthetically pleasing
compared to the preliminary task.
6. Summary
This period of production work has taught me that a
magazine would need to portray itself as ‘suitable’ to
reach a precise audience in ways they represent their
product.
More over I have gained knowledge around soft
wares that had assisted me make my final product
possible. And now feel more comfortable and
confident if given the chance to do the whole process
again.
