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

From the preliminary task I feel I have learned a vast amount. For example I learn  ed that the font of your masthead is extremely important, they have to be eye catching and encourage a passerby to pick the magazine up. I also learned the importance of having an understanding of what your target audience is, for example I made my target audience a multi gender magazine from the age of roughly 16 to 25. Not only did I learn things regarding magazine production techniques, but also the range of techniques that photoshop has to offer. I learnt that using a drop shadow on the text in my cover page made it stand out significantly more and thus encouraged people to buy the magazine. Another technique I used was the soft rubber tool this allowed me to erase parts of several images without damaging the parts I need which in the long run led to my overall showcase of images being much smoother.

 

  Another thing I learnt during the process is that appropriate target audience research is vital in gaining knowledge regarding what you should put into your magazine. For instance I acknowledged   that for my magazine it would be important to include both things suitable for women and a male audience. There was also a great need to get feedback on what I had produced this was to check for any basic errors. In the double page spread I had to ensure that my written/journalism skills were top notch. To do this I had to research other double page spreads.