Evaluation Question Seven

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

Looking back at my preliminary task, i can see many things that emphasize what i have learnt in the progression of it, to the full product:

Cover

• Primarily, the size of text is a contributing factor as to showing what i have learnt. The big, overwhelming writing in my preliminary emphasizes the cluttered feel of some magazines that i tried to avoid when creating my final media product. The text on the page is difficult to read which i feel would repel an audience to pick up the magazine.
• There isn't a barcode on my final product which is heavily on the fact my magazine is free, but also i noticed that the barcode on my preliminary cover is very large, almost excessively, emphasizing my found knowledge of sizing and proportions.
• The positioning of my model is something clear, a raised head that is colliding with the masthead i feel to be unattractive, especially with an annoying glare from the models glasses.
• The backing itself on the cover is incredibly boring in the preliminary which i then attempted to eliminate by having a coloured backing that contrasts with the model.
• One thing however i did keep the same is the positioning of some text (left side of models neck, between shoulder and ear). The other piece of text i rearranged to make the cover more aesthetically pleasing which i developed with the help on page layout.
• The white border around the page i decided to keep due to the fact that it keeps the content contained, refined and neat. However, with the introduction of an oaky red border, this further refines each edge on the cover making it look more aesthetically pleasing. 
• The masthead not only is aligned differently, but also has a completely different tone. The prelim's mast head is very bold in an unattractive way that dominates the cover.
• How the artist looks and what he is doing is a lot different from the preliminary to the final, specifically the facial expression and introduction of paint to the artist. In my preliminary, i feel he looks almost quite pretentious and gives the effect he is more powerful and better than the reader, this is emphasized by the masthead "knowledge is power" which makes him seem more knowledgeable than the reader. This is something in my final product i wished to eradicate. I feel i accomplished this by making the model in the centre of the page looking directly at the camera, this gives of the effect of the artist being equal to the reader. The inclusion of paint i felt would make the artist seem more attractive and make the magazine seem different to other magazine covers i have seen.

Contents

• I feel that the contents' difference is the most apparent.
• The only things that have stayed the same from my preliminary to my final product was the centred title, white backing and an artist.
• The introduction of other artists make the magazine seem more professional and not solely based on one model.
• The consistency in font from cover to contents is also something i wished to not continue with my final magazine, i felt that this made the magazine look unprofessional.
• The introduction of a welcome message created an attachment with the audience that primarily was not seen. 
• The photography throughout the preliminary is all the same which i do not like, i feel that the change in backing i have done from preliminary to final is abundantly clear.
• The introduction of lines and footers makes the page look cleaner and more professional.