Magazine Evaluation: Question 6 + 7

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product? (Q6)

While working on my magazine, I have learn how to use two different technologies which were Blogger and Photoshop (these two were the main ones). When using Blogger, it made me more responsible to make sure that I display work all my work that I have done for my music magazine. By using this, this helped me make sure that I have all my work in one place and so that it can be easy to organise my work and clearly see what I need to add as I put my plans on there. Also, I did use, Prezi as way to make my presentation look presentable.

When I first started out on Photoshop, I had a very limited use as i could only add a picture and text. As I progressed, I learnt how to use different tools like the "Gradient Tool" to help my make my backgrounds and "Eyedropper Tool" to make sure that I have the correct colours for my scheme. I as continued to make my magazine, I have development my Photoshop skills which has help me improve and construct better version of my front page and contents page.

Looking back at your preliminary task (the continuity editing task), what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product? (Q7)

When I first started out, didn't have any knowledge of about music magazine and their conventions, let alone on creating one of own. When we finally got started on everything, I did find it difficult because nothing was going right and when research the conventions of from current magazine cover, some did have them but some didn't I didn't want to screw up. After a while, I started to get into the rhythm of things was apply to take some conventions from existing and apply them to create my own music magazine.  Finally knowing about the convention, I started to improve on my Photoshop skill to create better pieces of quality work as my skills increased. If I was given work again, I do think that I could improve because of the skills the I've picked up. This project has taught me so good skill that I can apply in other project around the Photoshop area. But overall, I do think that I have improved compared to when I just started.

Magazine Evaluation: Question 5

How did you attract/address your audience?

When talking to my target audience, I asked if they could give me some feedback on what they liked about my music magazine. When looking at the front page, they said that they liked the picture I used because it made the  think about the rawness that comes with acoustic music and everything is stripped back to the basic. Also they liked the fact that I used the colour scheme from the artist to use as my writing and the boxes. They though that the colours show the lightness that come with acoustic music have. They also included that the light colours that I used make it more pleasant to look at that other magazine because they fell like they something they of over clashed with different colours which they think that it can be too much.

They also liked the way that I used a photo of the artist on the front cover with her playing the guitar. They thought that the was I captured her looking away from the because they said it made her look mysterious and wanted to make them read about about her. They comment on the way I include an instrument in my front cover because they already know what kind of magazine and know that it's all about live music. To make sure that I used the right picture for my front cover, I did do a tally from my classmate to see which was the best photo. This helped me connect with my audience because I'm letting them know that this magazine is for them. They thought it was clever that I used a pun for my slogan of "Electrical Not Included" because it was a smart was to explain my magazine.

When I did my double page, what my audience like is the fact that I positioned my image because it make it look like she is looking at her name. They also liked the way I used the space on my page by adding red strips. They thought that it really made my article pop out of the page which attracted them.

As I made my music magazine cheap price of £2.99, they thought it was reasonable. I made sure that I didn't over price my magazine because my audience are still in school/university and still dependant on their parents to give them money.