By Geoffrey Eze

1. Q7: looking back at the
preliminary task, what do you
feel Eze
By Geoffrey you have learnt in the
progression from it to the full
product?

2. From the start of creating my school magazine my
knowledge of using InDesign has increased
considerably. For example I now know how to make
elements of my magazine stand out more by using drop
shadows and outer glows. In addition to this, I have
increased my knowledge on how to select parts of
photos using the quick selection tool in order to cut
things out on Photoshop. An example of this would be
the CD used for my contents page which gives the
magazine a more dynamic composition than my school
magazine.

3. I've also learnt how to download newer more
interesting fonts from dafont.com, increasing the
visual appeal of my magazine. As well as this, the
complexity of my page layout has increased as I've
learned how to use layers in Photoshop more
effectively. I feel I have used more of a variety of
techniques than my preliminary task. For example I
have included quotes, freebies and more
information to appeal to the audience where as my
preliminary task lacked this.

4. The images taken for the preliminary task I feel
didn’t give as strong as impact as the main task. By
using a digital camera rather than a phone was
partly due to my lack of experience and also I
believe I have thought about the mise-en-scene,
costumes and props into much more detail than the
preliminary task.

5. Overall my understanding of many software's has
improved greatly throughout this project because at the
start I'd barely used software's such as InDesign and
now I have produced a professional looking magazine
using it. Also I feel I have a greater understanding and
knowledge on how to produce a music magazine as my
main task looks much more interesting and links much
better to what it is about this is due to my improvement
and development you can clearly tell in comparison to
the preliminary task.

6. Overall my understanding of many software's has
improved greatly throughout this project because at the
start I'd barely used software's such as InDesign and
now I have produced a professional looking magazine
using it. Also I feel I have a greater understanding and
knowledge on how to produce a music magazine as my
main task looks much more interesting and links much
better to what it is about this is due to my improvement
and development you can clearly tell in comparison to
the preliminary task.