Wednesday, 20 March 2013

Questionnaire Results



Questionnaires for the front cover of my magazine


Gender:       Male                  Female


Age:              17                18                19               20               21+

Do you like the colour scheme I have used for my front cover?

                      Yes                        No

Do you think the image I have used for my front cover is conventional?

                      Yes                         No 

Do you think I have managed to create house style in my magazine cover? 
(House style is the magazine’s preferred manner of presentation and layout of written material)
                     Yes                          No

Do you think the font I have used is appropriate for the genre of my magazine?

                     Yes                          No 

Is the layout of the text used on my front cover conventional?

                     Yes                          No

Does this look like a magazine that you would find in a shop?

                     Yes                           No

Would the plugs interest you into buying the magazine?

                     Yes                           No

Do you think I have chosen the correct genre for my magazine? (16-25 year old males)

                     Yes                           No

Sunday, 24 February 2013

Final Double Page Spread

 
I really like this double page spread because it's eye catching and the pull quotes I have used will make the reader want to read more of the article to gain some context about what the person is saying. The black and white image with the coloured eyes helps to make the image interesting and I like the way that the shadow goes across both pages as it gives continuity between them. I have also highlighted certain parts of the article which makes it stand out more.

Double Page Spread draft 3

This is my best draft so far, I think because the fold of the page won't affect my picture much at all. I like the shadow in the picture and I also like the font I have used for my pull quote. I think the text looks a bit boring, though and there's also too much blank space above my models head, so this is something I will need to address.

Double page spread draft 2

I like the image that I have used in this draft, but I don't like the fact that the fold is going to distort the image I have used. Also this draft looks very plain, it has no stand first and I don't like the font that I've used for the pull quote. I also don't like the fact that you can't read some of the text due to the image. I'll need to re-think these things when creating my final double page spread.

Double page spread draft 1

I like this draft, but as you can see from the line that I have drawn  down the middle of the page, the face of the person in this image would be distorted from the crease of the page. Also you can't read some of the text in the article, so this wouldn't be a good double page spread in a magazine. I also don't like the layout of the text as I think it's too boring.

Tuesday, 19 February 2013

Feedback Actions


Peer feedback

Becky Marrow

Strengths of this contents page include that your colour scheme is really eye-catching and colours compliment each other well, it looks professional and looks a lot like contents pages from real music magazines, the photograph matches the genre of your magazine well, and the title is bold and attention grabbing and the fonts you have used work well.

To improve you could maybe put a border around the list of contents to bring the page together more and maybe alternate font colour to make it a little more eye-catching.

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Brilliant contents page, looks awesome and really well made, could use one or two more photos - Danny

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I really like your contents page it flows really well and it looks like industry standard, the only thing I think would improve it is the font of the writing in the read box beneath the picture, I dont feel it goes with the rest of the fonts.

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Emma Barker

Overall I really like the colours of your contents page, you have kept to the conventional 3 colours. I think this would attract a possible buyer, its clear and you can see the subheadings which stand out. I like your use of photography and editing within the page. There are not many improvements I can suggest apart from adding a border to your picture or making it smaller. However I think your fonts are really funky and different. :)