Evaluation; Evaluation 7

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

When observing my Preliminary Contents against my my Music Magazine, it is clear how my  knowledge of photoshop and of the music magazine industry in general is reflected on my final task.

Space- The amount of excess space available on my Preliminary Contents page presents a minimalistic layout in which is not common for a magazine. My music magazine fills the layout of the pages but not consuming them completely that they are too busy

Block- The use of block text and block shapes is a development from my preliminary task to my Music contents. The layout of the block text originally looked unprofessional but complimented the text. I therefore developed this idea in using the blocks to support the headings on my Music contents.

Individuality and design- When first being exposed to expressing creativity yet relevance in Photoshop, I struggled with my Preliminary task to explore fonts, colour scheme, layout and design. The use of ellipses may have baffled the reader due to the complexed layout, the italic font also could contribute in portraying my contents as confusing.  Whereas my music magazine consists of a continuation of visible fonts and minor aspects of the layout in which present the individuality of the magazine with creative effects. The structure of the Contents is also sharper due to my initial flat plans, presenting the organisation of columns whereas my Preliminary task did not follow a structure or plan.

Image quality- My image quality I feel has not significantly developed, the use of images seem to lack creativity on my Preliminary Contents but the sharpness and clarity I feel is on par with my final contents images.

Consuming Content- I feel the cover lines are addressing relevant topics in my preliminary task but are insignificant as they do not consume the reader’s attention due to the simplicity of their appearance. On my Music Magazine Contents, I also feel the coverlines are addressing relevant topics, but I have explored Puns and catchy phrasing such as; “The Maccabees buzzing into the scene.” As well as that I considered the presentation of my Features and Content.