Preliminary Task Evaluation

Bad

For my Preliminary Task Front Cover I would change the cover image, as it could have been Photoshopped to make it look better and I would also like to put a  person on the front cover and make the image bigger and change the colours of the image so it stands out more effectively, against the pale background I want to change as well. I will also change the image so that it keeps in with my colour palette. I will also change the sell line as it is on top of the image, it needs to be changed so that the audience can actually read it and so that it grabs the readers attention. Also I need to change my text as it doesn’t really fit in with the magazine conventions as the cover lines aren’t in capital letters, they aren’t bold enough to stand out against the other pieces on the page and aren’t in the correct style. I have also found that for college magazines they have sell lines with a few words underneath which explain a little about that specific sell line which I need to add in. I would also like to change the masthead as it looks plain and doesn’t stand out against the rest of the page as it should.

For my Preliminary Task Contents Page I would like to change my layout as it may be all in the right places but it looks plain and not very detailed. Also the colours need to be bolder as it looks unprofessional. I would also change the main image as it needs to have a plain background, Photoshopped and a long shot. I also want to change the blue boxes as it will look more professional if it was black lines with a white background. I also need to make the text fit into the box and change the style of it to make it consistent and to make it look like magazine text. For my task I would also like to add in the page number at the bottom left hand side of the page along with a small masthead to along side it.

Good

Throughout the task I placed the images, cover lines, sell lines, essential information, titles and masthead in the correct places and used language which would appeal to my college audience. I also used a small colour palette as they only use a 3 or 4 colours on the magazines I have researched.

Gary’s Feedback

GOOD: For my Preliminary Task I followed typical magazine conventions. I also had a clear contents page, good, quality images and included essential information.

BAD: However my masthead was pixilation and didn’t really stand out. I also needed to change my fonts so that they were more interesting and eye catching to the reader and change my main cover-line as it is hard to read due to the colour I used.