Evaluation Question 7-Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the main task?

Research and Planning

My research and planning skills have improved a lot from my prelim to my final product. For my prelim, my planning only involved a flat plan, with no research. However, for my final product I had researched magazines, audiences, demographics, fonts, photography and articles in order to produce a professional looking magazine that fittingly represented the genre of music I had chosen. I also collected secondary data about my audience (hobbies, interests and preferences) from the internet, and also did some research on how media publishers produce and market similar magazines.

Planning for my prelim magazine was very short, and involved producing a flat plan and constructing the magazine. The planning for my main product was a lot longer and covered a lot more areas, involving flat plans, research into articles, photography and models, and then constructing the product.

Construction


As you can see clearly from my two front covers and contents pages (prelim top, final product second), my software and hardware skills have largely improved. I have developed a lot more skills on Photoshop, as I started with simple text boxes and am now able to add embellishments and effects to my products. My skills on InDesign have also improved, as I am now able to create a more professional looking contents page with organised sections.