Task 7 development
- 2. Preliminary Task Front Cover Final Task Front Cover
- 3. FRONT COVER I have learnt from producing both my preliminary and my final product that the use of picture is very important, my final product though it does not have a lot of photo manipulation it has direct address which attracts the reader much more than just a picture of objects. I have learnt that the personal approach creates a more professional looking magazine. I feel the masthead of the two are very similar as I think that the white on colour stands out significantly more than just writing on the background. I have also learnt from my production of the two that empty space doesn’t look professional on a magazine; so instead of leaving empty space I have filled the gaps with either cover lines or a puff. Also I have realised that barcodes are not crucial so have decreased the size between the two to make it only there for necessity. The use of pugs in the ear of the magazine I believe to be important however I think that it shouldn’t take much away from the main image therefore I made the pug less dominant on the page which made the main image a larger focus. The use of sans-serif font on my final product differs from the preliminary task , I have learnt that san-serif makes the front cover seem more informal which is attractive to my audience. As both magazines have the same target audience I think that many elements will remain the same such as a bold main cover line which is dominant on the page.
- 4. Preliminary Task Contents Page Final Task Contents Page
- 5. CONTENTS PAGE Most of all in the production of my two magazines I have learnt that cohesion is most important factor of the final product of the magazine. By having a matching colour scheme and font types it gives the whole magazine a more professional approach. The layout of the two contents pages are very similar as they both have a bold title with images on the right and more text on the left. In making the final product I learnt how to manipulate mages for example the black and white one and the one with the boy standing on the chair as the background has been removed. I have also learnt how to utilise space on the page and that this is an important factor for making the magazine look good; as white space is unattractive and looks very unprofessional. I have also learnt that the masthead should be on each page however on the contents page and double page spread isn’t the most important factor therefore I have put it in the bottom corner instead of as a header like my preliminary magazine. The use of the big title allows the reader to identify what page they are on, I learnt from making my contents page that the WOC (white on colour) effect stands out as the white stands out the most.
- 6. Final Task Double Page Spread
- 7. DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD As I did not make a preliminary double page spread I have nothing to compare it to however I can still identify how I have progressed while making it. In making my double page spread I fully learnt how to use the new software to me Adobe InDesign. I learnt majorly how to make a piece of text into columns; this is important when it comes to making a magazine double page spread as it creates the conventional looking article making it seem much more professional and neater. Another convention of a magazine is to have a drop cap which I learnt to do on InDesign. The use of the drop cap once again makes the magazine seem conventional and easy to relate to for the reader. The main image is used as well to create cohesion with the other pictures in the magazine. This allows readers to identify that this is the main article as all the pictures link together well. I also learnt that the balance between image and text is very important therefore I made half of the page an image and half text; this makes it aesthetically pleasing as well as having content.