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

2. Research
For my preliminary task I did little to no
research I think this was because I did have
any real idea of how to start a magazine or how
research would help this.
This meant that my final Preliminary task did
have any of the normal conventions and didn't
look like a real magazine. For example I didn't
include a price on the magazine which is
always included on a magazine.

3. Research
When I started my main task I did research on several
magazine's on their front cover's, contents page's and
double page spreads. This helped me a lot to grasp basic
concepts on how a real magazine should look.
For example the way in which there is always a main
image on their front cover to illustrate who the magazine is
about.
When doing my main task I thought a lot more about what
each thing meant and how it would effect the magazine but
I never did this for my preliminary task as I was thinking
about what I thought looked good and how much I liked it
rather then what the readers would think of it.

4. Application Knowledge
A big part of my development was my improvement of skills that
I learnt. The difference between my Preliminary task and my
Main task was the use of Photoshop. When I made my
Preliminary task on Photoshop I didn't really understand how to
use it so I didn't make my magazine to complicated. But when it
came to my Main task I understood it a bit more so I could
make my magazine a bit more professional.
The more I worked with Photoshop the more I discovered I
could do with it and this really helped me when making my Final
Main Task. Along the way I did come across some problems but
when this did happen I just googled my problem or clicked the
Photoshop help.
Overall me gaining more knowledge on this application helped a
lot with my final product and this knowledge is the big reason
why there is such a difference between my Preliminary task and
my Main task.