Preliminary Task - Reflections and feedback

What I would do next time is decrease the amount of text and information I have in my magazine cover. As previously briefly read by my classmates and the teacher, they have said:

"Too much information is displayed on the front cover. Your giving away all the interesting topics and this prevents customers from purchasing the product. Also, decrease the text, it's substancial."

After reading the feedback, it made me feel

 But I was motivated to improve and make an astonishing magazine cover.









On Adobe Photoshop, I need to learn how to enhance time in cutting out pictures. I waste valuable time cutting out pictures for hours, always trying to make the edges smooth to finalize a professional picture

On Adobe InDesign, I need to learn how to resize images without losing quality.

Preliminary Task - Magazine Cover & Contents Page

Preliminary Task - Research And Planning - How did I think about the target audience?

I thought about the

by focusing on what encourages young adults to

read the magazine. To ensure my work doesn't become totally irrelevant or misleading, I travelled to schools in different destinations, asking pupils what they find interesting in magazines. They said things like:

"Make sure you keep it simple, not too much info" Stella, 15 (Charles Edward Brooke School)


"Jokes and interesting facts will increase me to read more of the magazine - bear that in mind"
Martin, 15 (Norwood School)

"Don't make it too colourful or else it just looks like a handheld Cbeebies magazine"
Andrea, 16 (Lilian Baylis Technology School)

So I simplified their quotes into this one so it can motivate me to keep on track:
"Simplicity is better than a great big deal of jargon"

I consistently maintained the level of language so the target audience wasn't

(confused)

 

(satisfied and happy with what they're reading)

I learnt how to Export files as a PDF and produce sophiscated magazine covers on Adobe inDesign.

I learnt how to structure layers properly on Adobe Photoshop using group folders and vector masks.