Question 7

Question 7

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  Looking back atyour preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product. Question 7.
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  Looking back atmy preliminary task
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  Here is thedraft copy of my front cover and although my draft is not yet perfect, as it still needs editing slightly. I feel that my experience in doing this task will enable me to do a much more professional job on my final product. My plans are to use the gradient tool to to add a lighter background as I feel this will enlighten my magazine and make my model stand out more giving it the extra effect. I plan to change the font on “Bal P” as I think using a different font from the masthead will be more effective.
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  Here is mydraft copy of my contents page as you can see it still looks quite unfinished and ineffective. I plan to edit the font on the “features” and “every month” as at the moment they look very plain. I am going to change the middle image as I do not think it fits in very well with the hip hop genre and also I think I am going to edit the brightness and reposition the photos so that they do not look out of place and appeal more to the reader. I have learnt in the process of making my draft contents how to use different fonts and how to align my text and images using the grid so that I could make sure each image lined up correctly.
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  Here is mydraft double page spread. Feedback I received indicated that I should steer away from using the black box around “Bal” and “Alex E” as this is used too much already in my magazine, so with this in mind I decided to simply change the font into a more bold font which a white shadow behind it. Also I plan to change the font of “Latest Hip Hop Sensation” to a more stylish font, to make it appeal more to the target audience. I also intend on editing the text slightly so the article is longer and I will add an introductory feature.
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  And my finaldesigns..
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  • I feelthat I have learnt to arrange my conventions better such as the photo on my front cover. • This is more appropriately placed allowing the taglines to be more easily read next to my model. • Also I edited the pictures better too for example I cut around the front cover model far more professionally than previously. I learnt the importance of various text/font sizes. For example the masthead had to be a lot bigger than the taglines as this is what I wanted to attract the attention first.
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  • I haveimproved with my photography, both shot and lighting, to produce a laid back feel. • My models facial expression shows his attitude I think this is an improvement as previously my model had no facial expression evident. • The camera was I used was more professional as for the draft I used a 5.0 megapixel camera, and for my final I used a 14megapixel camera. • In my contents I developed my actual contents list and included a banner which displayed the issue no., the month, year and the website address.
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  • In conclusionI feel that I have learnt a great deal about using Photoshop and I have improved my skills and knowledge about using the tools and features available on the software. I have also improved in my photography as I strongly feel that my images look more professional and effective.