fmp

1. FMP Evaluation
Aaron Acaster

2. Production Process Evaluation

3. ResearchI think that research is a big strength of mine. I have
done a lot of it. I researched existing magazine front
covers and went into as much detail as possible and
analysed everything on the page. I looked into
magazines with different types of people on the front
cover. I also analysed and looked at “Thrasher”
magazine which is a skateboard magazine. I looked at
this magazine because it targets more or less the
same demographic as mine and I think it’s a good
way to understand my audience.
Another big strength of my research is my
questionnaire and my interviews. Without this aspect
of the research my finished product would be
completely different. For example I was planning to
also cover more alternative sports such as
skateboarding and free running. When I asked if
people would like to see this type of thing in a music
magazine and all but one person said they would. So I
decided against this idea and kept the content
covered in the magazine just music.
A weakness of my research would be the fact that I
wasn’t sure how to word questions properly on the
questionnaire. This made it a little bit confusing when
people tried to answer it.
An other weakness is the fact that the questionnaire
was taken anonymously. Overall this wasn’t a
problem but one or two people took advantage of
this and answers with irrelevant and unhelpful
information. A weakness of my interviews is that I
don’t feel like I asked a diverse amount of questions. I
feel like if I did I would have been able to help build a
better end product.
Despite the weaknesses I have identified, I think if
theses things were improved my finished product
wouldn’t have changed very much, it would have just
made my job easier when analysing my results.

4. Planning
The strengths of my planning stages would be the fact
that I went in depth when looking for existing products. I
also looked for suitable fonts and images as well as colour
schemes. Doing this helped my product because I had an
idea of what the finished product would look like before I
had even started. I already had all the images and fonts I
needed to start.
When planning I also found it helpful to make a mock
design first. I liked doing this because I helped me get a
feel for how I would use all of the images I had picked out.
I liked experimenting with different colour schemes and
font styles as well. The experiments helped my finished
product by helping my figure out colour schemes that fit
the genre I was going for. It also helped me get a chance
to experiment with the looks of fonts and images I could
potentially use for my final product.
A weakness of my planning would be the fact that I don’t
feel like I spent enough time on my double page spread. I
looked at existing ones but I feel like with a little more
time I could have experimented a bit more when it came
to the double page spread.
I feel like the proposal document helped keep me to a
strict guide line. This in its self is a strength because it
helps keep me focused on how my end product would
look. However that being said this could also be seen as a
weakness because once the proposal is done everything is
set in stone and other than aesthetic layout designs
nothing is able to change beyond this point.

5. Time Management
Overall I feel like I managed my time well on this
project. That being said however there was some
points during the production that I wished I had
more time available. For example I think if I had
more time I would have made a double page
spread. I never felt rushed for time but I definitely
felt that if there was more time available I could
have done much more. Also I would have used
more time to research existing magazines and
looking at existing layouts and try to mirror some
of the conventions of existing music magazines.
Doing this would allow me to explore different
layouts and ideas.
Strength:
I was able to keep to the schedule that I had
planned
Weakness:
I would have liked to been more efficient during
production so I could go back and have more time
to improve things later

6. Technical Qualities
I chose this existing product to slightly base my
magazine off because this magazine font cover is
simple, it has a simple colour scheme and it has
Corey Taylor on the front. When creating the colour
scheme for my magazine I also went with the black
and white look. The difference with mine is that I
added red into it. I did this because it livens the
page up and makes the whole thing look more
interesting. The colour also helps highlight key
words I want to stand out such as the word “free”.
I used the white “Slipknot” logo. The one I chose is
bigger and bolder. The one I chose I chose because it
looks good with the rest of the text surrounding it.
I chose a more gritty looking logo for my front cover compared to the existing
product. I did this because it suits the style I was going for. The one they chose is
more clean looking which suits that magazine.
I chose to replicate a the colour
scheme of this existing product.
I like the simple black and white
design with the red colours
really standing out. I replicated
this on my magazine using the
red to highlight important
pieces of information.

7. I decided to have my barcode at the bottom of
the page instead of in the middle. I think that
the way I have laid it out makes it look more
professional and less cluttered.
I have also advertised a free poster. I made mine
bigger and more noticeable. I did this because I
want to draw peoples eye to my magazine. I also
have the word “Free” in red bold letters above it
that helps draw attention.
I made my titles font more gritty
looking. Where as the existing
product has gone for a more sleek
clean look. I decided that wasn’t the
look my magazine was going for so
when looking for fonts I kept this in
mind
Along the side this magazine has list of band names that is
featured in the magazine. I have done something similar on my
front cover. On mine I have a smaller list of bands that are at this
years “Riot Fest” and instead of just writing their names I have
used their logos. I decided to do this because fans of the band
will instantly recognise the logos and be interested. I did this also
because logos are much more interesting to look at than just
boring text.

8. Aesthetic Qualities
I think that my work is very creative and overall it does look good. The biggest things I like about it is the colour
scheme. I like the simplicity of the black and white and the red really stands out. I like the fact that I have placed all of
the red text separate. I did this so I wouldn’t draw attention to just one place.
After reviewing my peer
feedback I have realised that this
blank space could have been
filled with extra information.
I think I have chosen the perfect picture for
my magazine front cover. I like this picture
because his pose suits him and the band very
well. It also goes with the theme I was going
for with this magazine.
The font I chose matches the style I was going
for. I like it because it suits the magazines
style and look. The font is perfect because it
really stand out and is bold.
I had to place the band logos in such a
way so that they wouldn’t over lap
“Corey Taylor” as his arm has a
reflection of light around it and the
logos are white so overlapping them
over his arm would mean that you
wouldn’t be able to see them. So I had
to resize each logo but still make sure
they are visible.

9. Audience Appeal
I have appealed to my target audience by featuring bands and festivals that my
target audience would like.
From my questionnaire I have found that I was
to target females aged 13-15. so I have
advertised a poster for the band “Parrimore”
this band also appeals to this audience so
featuring them on the cover as a free gift will
attract this audience.
These bands advertised for “riot fest” is
targeting the audience I chose to target
because on my questionnaire people
said I should feature bands that aren’t
mainstream, even though these bands
are very popular they aren’t
mainstream.
In my questionnaire I asked what
content appeals to people most in a
magazine and 41% said that they like
informal interviews. So I featured an
interview with the lead singer of
“Slipknot” on the front cover. Doing this
would attract people that like the band.
It will also attract people that are
interested in interviews and want hear
what “Corey Taylor” has to say.
Short memorable title that people will
remember. I did this because its easy and
stands out. Based off my research magazines
with quick easy names are much more
memorable.
I made the magazine be priced at £2.99
because on my questionnaire people said
they would be wiling to pay £1.99-£2.99.
So I decided to price it at £2.99 to make the
most money whilst keeping the majority of
people happy.
The bands I chose to feature on
the front cover appeal to the
mainly female aged 13-15
demographic I was going for as
these bands typically attract a
similar audience. Doing this
creates interest as to what's
inside and advertised “Riot Fest”.

10. Peer
Feedback

11. Feedback 1
• What did you like about the product?
– You’re magazine cover looks really professional and you can tell you used
lots of tools in Photoshop in order to create the magazine cover
– This type of magazine appeals to me because of the different genres on
the cover, it gives your cover lots of diversity and gives you a bigger
audience appeal.
• What improvements could have been made to
the product?
– You have left space on the left hand side of the cover which
makes it look incomplete. You could have avoided this by
putting all the masks by slipknot in the blank space, this would
have attracted more people

12. Feedback 2
• What did you like about the product?
– Looks very professional
– All the little details (price, issues number)
– The use of fonts
• What improvements could have been made to
the product?
– The side are empty

13. Feedback 3
• What did you like about the product?
– The magazine looks very realistic
– The font style suits the magazine well
– The magazine meets the conventions set by the genre
• What improvements could have been made to
the product?
• Different colour scheme as the current one is quite stereotypical of the
genre

14. Peer Feedback Summary
• What do you agree with from your peer
feedback?
– I agree with the fact I used a lot of tools in Photoshop
– I agree with the feedback saying that I have a bigger audience appeal because of the different
genres used on the front cover
– I agree that I have left a slight black space on the left hand side of the magazine
– I agree that it look professional
– I agree that the font style suits the magazine well
– I agree that the magazine meets the conventions set by the genre
– I agree that the different colour scheme as the current one is quite stereotypical of the genre
• What do you disagree with from your peer
feedback?
– I disagree that I could the masks by slipknot in the blank space, this would have attracted more people. I
disagree with that because I was planning to do this on the inside of my magazine witch is the reason I
didn’t do it on the front cover.

15. Peer Feedback Summary
Based on the feedback given by me peers I would
change very little. The biggest thing I would change
however would be getting rid of the blank space on
the left hand side. The blank space isn’t very
noticeable until its been pointed out. That being
said however if I had the opportunity to do this
again I would find something to put into that space.