The document summarizes what the author learned in progressing from a preliminary magazine task to the full product. Some key lessons included making cover lines clear and readable against a solid background, choosing images that appeal to the intended audience and genre, adding headers and footers to draw attention, and proofreading to avoid empty space and maintain professionalism. For double page spreads, the author learned to feature the artist prominently and incorporate both text and images effectively. Layout elements like columns, drop caps, photo credits and prominent text helped structure articles in a magazine-style format.

1. 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?

2. Question 7: Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt
in the progression from it to the full product?

3. Question 7: Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt
in the progression from it to the full product?
One of the main things I have learned is that
having a solid coloured background makes it much
easier to read your cover lines. When the cover
lines are clear and readable, it improves the
overall appearance of the front cover.
One of the things I learned was how to take a
photo with high quality, but also edit it in order to
make it compatible to the style of my magazine
and the genre it is. Audience has a massive effect
on the choices you make when creating the
magazine. The colours used and exaggerated in
the image effect how the audience perceives the
magazine.
In addition, I have learned through the chose of
light or dark colours it can help connote a specific
subculture. Also, through research, it help show
what subcultures linked to the chosen genre. From
this, I could see what artists linked to that genre
and who could feature in the cover lines.
Moreover, I have learned that by adding a header
and footer, it can help give the magazine extra
attention since it enables you to put exciting and
interesting information that the reader will like
and enjoy. Headers and footers are one of the
features on the front cover that persuade the
reader to purchase the magazine.
Further more, I have learned that change the
size, colour and font of text, it can help draw more
attention. Whenever I wanted something to stand
out more, like the main coverline “Abbie Nicholls”
I changed the font, colour and size so that it would
capture the readers attention immediately.

4. Question 7: Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt
in the progression from it to the full product?
First thing I learned was it was easy to have blank
space on my preliminary contents page. This made
the contents page feel empty and look
unprofessional. In order to not repeat this, I made
images as large as possible and make sure the
cover lines filled the gaps that the images didn’t
fill. As a result, my contents page looks fuller and
more professional.
Also, in order to appeal to a wider gendered
audience I decided to add images of other bands
and artists that will appeal to both genders. When
taking the pictures of the artists and bands, I
learned that by taking them from different angles
and close ups it helped stop my magazine looking
too formal to suit the teen to young adult
audience.
Moreover, by including a picture of the front cover
on the contents page it helped to link and make a
signature that it is “Rogue” magazine. With this, I
decided to put an editors note since it is the first
edition. As a result, the reader gets and insight as
to what the magazine is about, but also builds a
personal connection with the creator of the
magazine.
Furthermore, when looking at my preliminary
contents page I failed to proof read after creating
it . This meant that it lost its professional look. I
learned that it is very important to not to rush
when proof reading as it has a massive effect on
the overall look of the magazine.
By putting a thick black boarder around the
images it has helped them to note fade into the
background and instead make them stand out.

5. Question 7: Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt
in the progression from it to the full product?
This was the first double
page spread I have ever
produced. In order to
prepare and make sure it
look aesthetically pleasing
I did research into
professional music
magazines like “Kerrang”
and “Vibe” for inspiration.
The main thing I learned
was it is important, when
doing a double page
feature, is to have the
artist take up most of the
room on the page. So in
my magazine I had her
taking up the entire right
page. This allowed there
to be a health balance of
text and image.
As the image is very
noticeable, I learned it
important to use the
image and make the
person look a certain way
in order to attract certain
subcultures.
In a magazine I researched, the double
page spread was on lady gaga. It was very
simplistic using the colours black and white.
However, the put the letter “L” behind the
text in red. Doing this made the article look
more interesting. I decided to do the same
and take the “A” and have it faded in the
back ground.
Also, I learned that most articles are put
into columns. This helps to make the
article look more structured. As well as
this, most music magazine exclusive with
artists had a question and answer layout
article. With this in mind, I also did this
for my article.
I learned that at the started
of the article in most
magazine they used a drop
cap to signify the start of
the article. I decided to this
for my introductory
paragraph . Moreover, I learned that
magazines often add a
photo credit near the
image to tell the reader
the name of the stylist
and photographer.
Also, I learned that most
magazines put the name
of the artist/band , who
the article is about, in
large clear font so that it
is clear to the readers
who are flicking through
the magazine.