Article progress

Final Article

Final Contents

Final Cover

Evaluation Question 7

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

I have learnt how to use editing software in a confident manner and how to continue to find ways to improve my magazine and make it the best product possible. I have hugely improved my knowhow of Adobe Photoshop and learnt many tools that have enhanced my product. I also learned that there are many platforms in which I can showcase my work for example SlideShare, Emaze etc. Another thing I’ve learned is how to use InDesign; this was a program that I had never tackled before.  Using my style model this has gave me a rough idea on a colour scheme that would work for my magazine and what things I could add onto my magazine cover, contents page and article.

Evaluation Question 6

Evaluation Question 6

Evaluation Question 5

Evaluation Question 4

Evaluation Question 3

Evalutation Question 2

Evaluation Question One

Evaluation Question One:

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

 

To create my music magazine I based it on a real life magazine of a similar genre. The magazine I used to compare with is ‘Kerrang’. This is an example of a Kerrang front cover:

Both ‘Kerrang’ and my music magazine include artists at the bottom of page to entice the reader and include an image of the main band I’m using as well as their band name in bold.

Contents Page Progression - Part 5

I included an image of the main figurehead of my magazine as this would make it stand out more. I've done this because he's the main attraction of the magazine and I want him to be one of the first things the reader sees. I also included a tagline at the bottom of the magazine to encourage the reader to buy the magazine.

Contents Page Progression - Part 6

 

Below the image of Andy, the main figure of my magazine, I've included an image of the band featured in my magazine to further attract readers. On both images I've included the page number both artists/band are included in red to match the colour scheme. I've spaced out text on my contents page so it appears more populated.

Contents Page Progression - Part 4

I added different sections to my contents page to show the depth of the magazine and by including all the bands entice the reader.

Contents Page Progression - Part 3

For the first section of my contents page I included all the features of my magazine. I went with a black text to match the colour scheme and listed the page numbers in red. This was to make them stand out more.

Contents Page Progression - Part 2

I added colour to the my two headings and went with red, black and white as this matched my colour scheme for the magazine.

Contents Page Progression - Part 1

I started off my contents page by sorting the layout and organising where I wanted to position the text and images. I positioned the text at the top of the page to leave space for all the features I will be listing in my magazine.

Magazine Cover Progression - Part 7

I photo shopped and edited out the green screen in the background of the main photo I took for my magazine cover. I then copy and pasted it onto my cover. As Andy is the main focal point of the magazine I've enlarged the photo so it spans across most of the photo.

Magazine Cover Progression - Part 6

I added a strapline at the bottom of my cover to add more depth to the magazine and show how there's different features and things included in the magazine.

Magazine Cover Progression - Part 5

 

I edited and cropped a photo I took of a band featuring in my magazine.  I placed this in the bottom right of the cover to leave space for the main story of the magazine. The text I've used just above the image is Waukegan Hustle. The text inside the circle has been used to catch the reader's eye and has been placed just below the title as that is usually what's read first.

Magazine Cover Progression - Part 4

I included a bar code on the cover to make it look more professional and increase its authenticity.

Magazine Cover Progression - Part 3

I included this text as the main headline of my magazine as I believe it stands out well. The text I've used is KG Defying Regular. This is the headline that stands out most on my music magazine cover.

Magazine Cover Progression - Part 2

I added a grey background onto my magazine cover to give it a more authentic magazine look.

Magazine Cover Progression - Part 1

From the website 1001 fonts I chose a font for the title of my magazine that I found suitable for my pop-punk style magazine. I made the title red to fit my colour scheme.