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- 3. Research Strengths One strength is that I liked seeing all the different styles for the products that I am making and how they designed it. Another strength is evaluating the different shirts and the effects/fonts used for it to give me inspiration for my own shirt. One more strength is looking at how posters were made back in the 1990s as the style was so much different than how it is now. Weaknesses One weakness is that I was very restricted to what I was searching as there weren’t that many t-shirts of what I wanted to look at. I could of made my search more clearer. Also, it could have been fan made and proven to be false products. One more thing is that there is not many products of the same franchise which makes it difficult to find any posters, t-shirts or magazines.
- 4. Planning Strengths I already had three ideas that I wanted to do so that made planning more easier for me while thinking about my colours for the product. Another strength is making my moodboard because it helped to give me inspiration for my product and give me more of an idea. One more strength is that I really like the concept for my product and allowed me to be creative with my content and characters to make a collage for my article. Weaknesses One weakness is that all of my planning was more of a narrow focus to what I wanted to make and I didn’t think about or explore the other possibilities. I could have explored other characters and added them to the mix. Another weakness is I could of added more objects to my moodboard so I could look at other things as well as figures. This would have made my original product more interesting and appeal to a wider audience.
- 5. Time Management I feel like I managed my time very well as I completed all the work I had to do on time even though I had to make some improvements and been off sick and was at home. I think that, with additional time, I would have improved on my product. If I did have more time, I would have added more images and effects to my poster because I don’t feel very proud of that. Also, I could of added more things to my t-shirt such as text, effects, more images to make my poster and t-shirt more strong and effective. Also, in magazine articles, they have screenshots of in game footage so I could of also included that in my magazine article.
- 6. Technical Qualities Similar backgrounds Similar foreground Not promoting anything Promoting their game Similar text placements Different saturation Similar character placements Text is bigger than original Mine has heading original doesn’t
- 7. Aesthetic Qualities I think that my work looks really good because the colours stand out and the text in bold colours so it is readable for younger readers. It was creative and I really like the mirrored character. I have also made the visuals interesting and mirrored them and the page is fully covered and provides a lot of interesting images. I would improve it by changing the saturation of the background and make it darker and more gloomy. The strengths of making this article was getting all the images together and making a collage of characters. Also, I had a lot of information to write about for my article. The weaknesses were that I felt that I worked better when using the mac but it wasn’t always available to me as it was restricted. Also, I had to download all the fonts that I had previously downloaded again so I could carry on with my text.
- 8. Audience Appeal I have appealed to my target audience because it is very colourful and the background which is suitable for under 18s. The content is very easy to look at and the text is also easy to read. My questionnaire was a under 18s majority audience. Specific parts of content that would appeal to my audience is the colours as they are very bright and very aesthetic. Also, the images are placed evenly for them all to see so they can see each character. They liked a lot of popular characters in the article based from the questionaire.
- 10. Feedback 1 • What did you like about the product? I love the colour scheme, it’s bright, happy and visually appealing and attention grabbing. I particularly liked the layout for the audience appeal double page spread. • What improvements could have been made to the product? The poster could have had a larger central image to fit with the magazine cover.
- 11. Feedback 2 • What did you like about the product? – The visuals are bright and clear and the layout is very eye-catching and is relevant to the topic. The theme is clear throughout all products and the creativity in the merchandise is well thought out. • What improvements could have been made to the product? – There is a theme of female figures in games but this isn’t really mentioned and the competition of winning money doesn’t give much clue of how to win it!
- 12. Feedback 3 • What did you like about the product? I really like the colours and it is eye catching also I really like the layout of everything. I also really love the font of the magazine article as it makes me want to buy it. • What improvements could have been made to the product? The hoodie would have been better without the tiny images and have the bigger image lowered down. Also, I would change the background colour so they know the hoodie is turquoise.
- 13. Feedback Improvements Hoodie Based off of my feedback, I have got rid of the two tiny images on the pockets and altered the background to make it more brighter. Also, I have lowered the image downwards to make it sit on top of the pockets.
- 14. Feedback Improvement 2 Poster I enlarged the central image to showcase the main character and see what she looks like.
- 15. Feedback Improvement 3 Magazine Article To improve my magazine article, I added a bit more about female characters and added onto the competition where the reader can win £500 worth of consoles.
- 16. Peer Feedback Summary • What do you agree with from your peer feedback? I agree with the colours being bright and also, the fact that I kept with the theme of what I originally planned. Also, I agree with the fact that my central image on my poster had to be made bigger. • What do you disagree with from your peer feedback? I disagree with the getting rid of the two tiny images on the hoodie because I thought it was creative but I have listened to the feedback and had to get rid of it because it didn’t appeal to my potential customers.
- 17. Peer Feedback Summary I would change the colour of the hoodie to make it more turquoise and lower the bigger image to make it stand on the pockets. Also, on the poster, I would overlap the central image behind the text and made it bigger so the people viewing it can see the image better and read what the text says without it being covered up. Also, I would add more about the competition on the article so it will say “Win £500 worth of consoles, text PEACH to 94123 in order to enter”
Editor's Notes
- #4: What were the strengths of your research? How did your research help your product? What were the weaknesses of your research? What could you have done better/improve? What effect would this have had on your product?
- #5: What were the strengths of your planning? How did your planning help your product? What were the weaknesses of your planning? What could you have done better/improve? What effect would this have had on your product?
- #6: Did you manage your time well? Did you complete your project on time or would your products have improved with additional time? What would you have done if you had more time to produce your work?
- #7: Compare your work to similar existing products and discuss the similarities and differences Put your final piece(s) in the centre of a page alongside an existing product Use text boxes and arrows
- #8: Does your work look good? Was it creative? What aspects of your game’s visuals do you like? What would you improve? How would you improve it? Discuss the strengths and weaknesses Put your final piece(s) in the centre of a page and analyse them Use text boxes and arrows
- #9: How have you appealed to your target audience? What specific bits of content would appeal to your target audience. Refer to your findings from your questionnaire. Put your final piece(s) in the centre of a page and analyse them Use text boxes and arrows
- #18: What changes would you make to your product based upon your peer feedback and why?