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Print project – music magazine (evaluation)
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This is my evaluation on my project. Enjoy =D.
Saturday, 1 May 2010
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Audience feedback!!
My Audience Feedback!!
What does the title suggest to you?
What gender/type of music does this magazine focus on and how do you know this?
What makes the page look professional?
How genuine does the front cover seem?
Does the contents page simply inform or does it also manage to interest you in reading the rest of the magazine?
Does the article sound like a piece of journalism? If not what bits do't sound right?
Does the layout of the article make you want to read it? If not then why?
What does the title suggest to you?
- " A magazine based on music possible about DJ's due to the large mention about DJ's." (Male, aged 17)
What gender/type of music does this magazine focus on and how do you know this?
- "DJ and club music magazine because of the DJ headphones and mention of clubs, the magazine could be for males and females as both genders like clubbing."(Female, aged 18)
What makes the page look professional?
- "The composition of the subheadings and titles along with the colour scheme."(Female, Aged 17)
How genuine does the front cover seem?
- "Pretty good, also the model isn't over the top."(Female, aged 17)
Does the contents page simply inform or does it also manage to interest you in reading the rest of the magazine?
- "It mainly informs but the image along with the layout and articles catch my eye and entice me to read on."(Male, aged 17)
Does the article sound like a piece of journalism? If not what bits do't sound right?
- "Yes a good read."(Male, aged 17)
Does the layout of the article make you want to read it? If not then why?
- "Yes the colours and the images really want to make you read on."(Female, aged 17)
The answers that where given in the above questions where answers from different questionnaires and overall i found that the feedback i got was really positive and the audience that I intended to create for reacted very positively to it.
Friday, 26 March 2010
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Production!! - Progression of pages
Progression and development of my pages!!
In order to keep this as one big post i made a JPEG of each of my pages once they got to a certain stage and this was done until i got the final completed page.
In order to keep this as one big post i made a JPEG of each of my pages once they got to a certain stage and this was done until i got the final completed page.
This was what my magazine cover look like at the beginning as soon as i had taken my pictures and began to make my cover. In this i had yet not decided fully on what my articles where going to be as all that had been planned but not chosen. I had a fixed idea of what was going to be on my magazine cover and therefore, i hit the ground running and made a lot of progress at the beginning.
At this stage I felt as though my main cover was completed as i had everything on their that i had needed and had completed everything that i had intended to do as i had placed on the articles which are conventional of a magazine cover and also added a special offer tag which some magazines have. However, on closer inspection i found that the writing was not fully legible and therefore, had to change the font. I also decided on having a strap line underneath the main header as this is also a convention of magazine covers.
After finding a suitable and legible font for my magazine cover to me it did not look as lively as before and so i played with the layout of the articles a little bit and in the end this was the formot that i chose for my final main cover. I also
Next I had to create a contents page to list all the the content of my magazine and to begin with i decided on creatinf the layout first and then adding my image as the focus of a contents page is to advertise the content. this is what I came up with after testing different fonts etc.
Luckily the layout for my contents page had already been decided and i had already created a draft of my contents page to make it easier for me to decide on how to make it look when i actually came round to creating it. The colour scheme was also quite easy as i just followed the colour scheme that had been set on my main cover along with most of the content which i had to advertise on the main cover.
This is what my contents page looked like after i had taken and edited and then added the correct image into it. After this was created i was not fully satisfied as my contents page still looked slightly empty and so i had to make some changes.
In the end i decided on adding the main heading into the black margin as i though this made the contents page look much more lively and appealing and i also added the number of the page that the image on my contents of the article that this image linked too. Overall, i feel as though my contents page fulfils its purpose well.
Finally i had to create my article this time due to the fact that i had a lot of writing to add i put the images that i took on first to give me a rough idea on how long my article should be. The layout was again quite simple as the draft i made to give me an idea of how to make my article look worked perfectly.
This is what my article looked before i added the text and this layout followed my draft perfectly.
This is what my main article looked like after i had added the text at first i thought i had completed it but it did not look fully like a magazine article and therefore, i created a background to go with the colour scheme and to make the article look more appealing on photoshop.
My final completed article looked like this after i had added the green and grey background which i felt suited the colour scheme and added some more colour to the article.
Sunday, 21 March 2010
Production!! - Changes/Challenges
Changes and Challenges along the way!!
Changes to the main cover!!
Well there have not been many changes to my work i had made my mind up from the start of what i wanted to accomplish however, as any project you have to make adjustments based on what you have to work with so there have been some changes to my work since when i started. Originally my main idea was to have the model i chose for my main article to be standing against a wall during the day however, upon getting to the point where i had to take my pictures i changed my mind as i found this too conventional however, still liked the idea and so did the same but for the second image of the artist that i was going to have on my contents page. I chose to make my model pose in a park up against a tree for a number of reasons the first one being the green colors in the park mixed with the bright lighting really suited the color scheme of my magazine and therefore, made it desirable. The second reason why i chose to have it in the park was because of the connotations it carries which is that it says to the reader of how the artist is a natural talent which i liked the idea of.
Also on my main cover originally the strap line "Enter the Beat Zone" was not planned that came about when i was reading up on the conventions of a magazine and also after research i found that a magazine should have a strap line that carries the theme of the title and therefore, that is how the strap line was made.
Another major change that impacted the look of my magazine cover was that the font that i had originally placed after analysis was not easily readable and therefore, needed to be changed. After the font was changed the over all look of the text on the page looked too simple and so the layout of the text was arranged a little to make the magazine cover more appealing and to add the excitement on the magazine again.
Changes to the Contents Page!!
Again there where not many changes made to my contents page the basis of what i wanted was present and followed the trend of the draft contents page that i had made however, after it was completed it looked overly simplistic and therefore, where i had kept the black margin i added the heading of the magazine that was on the main cover ( Beat Zone) in the black margin except this time i rotated it vertically so it would look more interesting. This made the contents page look slightly more interesting as it also added color and extended my intended color scheme.
Changes to my article!!
The layout for my article was already decided before i had created it and in terms of the pictures that was all going according to plan apart from the picture of my model sitting in the chair this picture had been changed numerous times as it did not suite the over all look of my main article.
Also the article itself came out too short and therefore, the only change that i needed for this was too make it a paragraph longer and too add a bit more text here and there.
In terms of changes my project went well because there where not many changes that needed to be done to my project only very minor changes needed to be done.
Challenges!!
The main challenge when it came to my project was making everything work with each other as i had a set number of ideas however, when it came to putting them together this was difficult. Also when it came to taking my pictures this was a challenge as i did not know what type of setting to have my picture in and also in what stance i should have my model posing for me in.
In conclusion apart from what was explained the project went well.
Changes to the main cover!!
Well there have not been many changes to my work i had made my mind up from the start of what i wanted to accomplish however, as any project you have to make adjustments based on what you have to work with so there have been some changes to my work since when i started. Originally my main idea was to have the model i chose for my main article to be standing against a wall during the day however, upon getting to the point where i had to take my pictures i changed my mind as i found this too conventional however, still liked the idea and so did the same but for the second image of the artist that i was going to have on my contents page. I chose to make my model pose in a park up against a tree for a number of reasons the first one being the green colors in the park mixed with the bright lighting really suited the color scheme of my magazine and therefore, made it desirable. The second reason why i chose to have it in the park was because of the connotations it carries which is that it says to the reader of how the artist is a natural talent which i liked the idea of.
Also on my main cover originally the strap line "Enter the Beat Zone" was not planned that came about when i was reading up on the conventions of a magazine and also after research i found that a magazine should have a strap line that carries the theme of the title and therefore, that is how the strap line was made.
Another major change that impacted the look of my magazine cover was that the font that i had originally placed after analysis was not easily readable and therefore, needed to be changed. After the font was changed the over all look of the text on the page looked too simple and so the layout of the text was arranged a little to make the magazine cover more appealing and to add the excitement on the magazine again.
Changes to the Contents Page!!
Again there where not many changes made to my contents page the basis of what i wanted was present and followed the trend of the draft contents page that i had made however, after it was completed it looked overly simplistic and therefore, where i had kept the black margin i added the heading of the magazine that was on the main cover ( Beat Zone) in the black margin except this time i rotated it vertically so it would look more interesting. This made the contents page look slightly more interesting as it also added color and extended my intended color scheme.
Changes to my article!!
The layout for my article was already decided before i had created it and in terms of the pictures that was all going according to plan apart from the picture of my model sitting in the chair this picture had been changed numerous times as it did not suite the over all look of my main article.
Also the article itself came out too short and therefore, the only change that i needed for this was too make it a paragraph longer and too add a bit more text here and there.
In terms of changes my project went well because there where not many changes that needed to be done to my project only very minor changes needed to be done.
Challenges!!
The main challenge when it came to my project was making everything work with each other as i had a set number of ideas however, when it came to putting them together this was difficult. Also when it came to taking my pictures this was a challenge as i did not know what type of setting to have my picture in and also in what stance i should have my model posing for me in.
In conclusion apart from what was explained the project went well.
Friday, 19 March 2010
Production!! - Raw shots
Raw shots!!
Luckily the image that i am going to use for my main cover turned out brilliantly and does not need any editing just simply a bit of cropping.
Above are some tester photo's that i took do determine the correct lighting, pose for my model, the type of background i wanted to choose etc. However, these photo's also came in handy in my equipment list as they where cropped and added against each prop e.g. headphones. The only manipulating that where done to these where some cropping which can be seen in my equipment post.
The other pictures that where taken at this photo shoot where for the side pictures that i was going to have on my article and again these pictures turned out perfect after testing around in different light with the camera's. These images simply needed a bit of cropping and resizing so they would fit onto my article.
The following photo shoot was the images that where needed for my contents page and required another model. This image was taken outside college against a wall and these image although turned out well needed some adjusting to the contrast and needed cropping.
These where the three images that i chose could possibly become my contents page picture. My aim of this picture was to have my model position his head off camera at different angles to show off his profile. I chose to have the first image as my contents image as i found that image showed off his profile best and also his posture was the best in that image. However, this image needed some editing as can be seen to remove the bin on the right hand side and also to adjust the lighting to make it slightly darker.
This picture needed cropping to remove the edge of the wall which was on the left and then the bin which was on the right to make it suitable for my contents page. This is how the image looked once this was done. Following this as you can see the lighting was not right and therefore, i needed to adjust the contrast of this image and this was done in photoshop.
Finally after this editing was completed this is how the final image looked and it was then put onto my contents page. This image was more appropriate for my contents page as it is in much more detail and the sharpness is slightly better as it was adjusted in photoshop after the contrast had been adjusted.
Luckily the image that i am going to use for my main cover turned out brilliantly and does not need any editing just simply a bit of cropping.
In this image my model is leaning up against a tree with one leg resting on it. Luckily the lighting was perfect and the light covered half of his body whilst leaving the other half in the shade. The other shots that where taken on the day where just shots that where trying to find the best look and pose i took about 3 tester photos:
Above are some tester photo's that i took do determine the correct lighting, pose for my model, the type of background i wanted to choose etc. However, these photo's also came in handy in my equipment list as they where cropped and added against each prop e.g. headphones. The only manipulating that where done to these where some cropping which can be seen in my equipment post.
The other pictures that where taken at this photo shoot where for the side pictures that i was going to have on my article and again these pictures turned out perfect after testing around in different light with the camera's. These images simply needed a bit of cropping and resizing so they would fit onto my article.
The following photo shoot was the images that where needed for my contents page and required another model. This image was taken outside college against a wall and these image although turned out well needed some adjusting to the contrast and needed cropping.
These where the three images that i chose could possibly become my contents page picture. My aim of this picture was to have my model position his head off camera at different angles to show off his profile. I chose to have the first image as my contents image as i found that image showed off his profile best and also his posture was the best in that image. However, this image needed some editing as can be seen to remove the bin on the right hand side and also to adjust the lighting to make it slightly darker.
These images where taken for my main article and they where taken in landscape as this is the format that i wanted for this picture. Again luckily enough these images turned out exactly how i would of liked and therefore, did not need much editing done to them. Overall to these images i simply needed to crop the sides off a little to get it to the size i wanted and also so it would fit onto my article. For my main article i chose the second picture (the one on the left) as this sent the message that i wanted to portray to the reader best.
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Planning!! - Reader Profile
Reader Profile!!
This is a typical reader profile as to the audience of my music magazine.
Name: Jabir logde
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Education/Career: Year 12 College student
About me: I am a sporty person love football! like listening to music and just hanging out with my friends. I play for a football team and play as a winger. I also like playing on xbox.
Interests: Football! i support Manchester united and my favourite player is Wayne Rooney. I like watching movies my favourite film is G.I. Joe. I like playing all kinds of games on my xbox too!
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