Q7.   LOOKING BACK AT YOUR PRELIMINARY TASK, WHAT DO YOU FEEL YOU HAVE LEARNT IN THE PROGRESSION FROM IT TO THE FULL PRODUCT?

After looking back at my preliminary task and comparing it with my final outcome of this task, I feel I have improved my skills a lot when working with technology and computer programs such as "InDesign". As well as that, I think I have established a better understanding and learning more about media institutions and what is expected from the media in the area of publishing. 

My final outcome of my music magazine has been a much greater success compared to my preliminary task. Overall, the design of each front covers is really different, and you can see that I have learnt a lot between the course of creating each magazine. When I finished my college magazine, I wasn't very happy with the outcome and I knew that I could of done a lot better. 

Therefore, when it came to starting my music magazine to aim to do the best I could do, I researched about many different types of magazine, different genres, styles and designs. I thought this would give me more ideas and inspiration to help me think about what I wanted my outcome this time to look like. I completed a skills audit tick list, to display to me what skills I have learnt and what I need to improve on. I decided that I needed to improve my skills in design, as I thought my college magazine lacked interest and a striking format. I didn't look proffesional at all. So then, when I designed my music magazine I tried to make sure I included different style fonts, sizes and colours but being careful making sure the page doesn't end up looking to busy, messy and tacky. I kept the same idea with both of the magazines though, by only using one portrait image on the front cover as a main photograph. However, I for my music magazine I centred the image instead of shifting it to one side. I also made sure I took a better quality photograph, and made it relate to my genre and topic more than my college photograph did. I learnt about grabbing the readers attention and what is usually eye catchy to them, so I asked my model to look directly at the camera hoping that my target audience would be able to relate better to my magazine and become intrigued with a connection of interest. 

I am happy with my outcome of my music magazine, however, I would of liked to learn even more skills and especially how to use the time period I had to the best I could, not wasting any of it and making it sure I had done everything I needed to at the right time and chronologically if I could of managed it. Maybe one day I would like to develop my skills even further and make better product to the best of my ability in the future.