Evaluation

1. Visual
Evaluation
Thomas Dickinson

2. Production Process Evaluation

3. Research
The strengths of researching were figuring out what makes a
good magazine like font, background, etc. It helped with
choosing the titles font and the shining star I used as the dot in
the “I”. A weakness of research could potentially be
subconsciously stealing ideas in previous magazines I have
researched. It would’ve given my magazine a lot more originality
but it also might not have functioned as well.

4. Planning
The strengths of planning would be figuring out what topics I
was going to mention in my magazine and how I was going to
mention them. Planning helped make my product well-rounded
and helped its flow. The weaknesses of planning would be
overanalysing factors of my magazine, alternatively it benefitted
from knowing what it was. I could’ve improved my magazine by
being more specific about my audience and why it appeals to
them. This would’ve given my magazine more specifics of who it
would identify with.

5. Time Management
I think I managed my time well with this project as I finished
earlier than I expected. If I had more time I would have added
more magazine pages so its more entertaining. With more time I
would’ve added games to my magazine or something else that’s
interactive.

6. Technical Qualities
I used a similar layout to the one in
the other magazine with the major
information at the bottom middle
and other articles at the sides.
SFX magazine My magazine
In both magazines
it has a main
character in the
Centre.
They both have
titles at the top
middle.
Both products
have a bright
colour scheme
that catches the
audience's
attention.
All the articles
have a subtext
and are on
recent/upcoming
products.

7. Aesthetic Qualities
I think my
magazine looks
good because its
professional and
could be seen on a
retailors shelf. It’s
not very creative
because I wanted
it to look real and
if it was creative, it
might not look as
good or be as
professional.
I like my magazines colour palette and layout
because it’s neat and visually appealing. I’d
improve the background on my front cover
because it lacks detail, and I thinks it’s boring to
look at. To improve the front cover, I would find
an image of metal with decals on it and have
blue, purple and pink neon lights shining off it.
The strengths of my magazine are the
professional look to it and the
relevance of the stuff mentioned in
the magazine. The weaknesses of my
magazine are the lack of
games/entertainment, and the front
covers boring background.

8. Audience Appeal
My product
appeals to 15-
30 year olds by
having bright
colours and
also by being
on recent
products.
The magazine appeals
to belongers by being
on recent and popular
movies which a lot of
people will want to
see/have seen.
My product caters to people
whose background is working
class or higher because it has lots
of articles to read. This is because
people with a lower
class/education might not want
to read.
The magazine appeals to
males as the main
character in almost every
movie/tv show
mentioned is male.
Therefore males can
relate to the protagonist
more than females can.

9. Peer
Feedback

10. Feedback 1
• What did you like about the product?
I liked the colours used in this product the dark
colours really made the brighter colours stand out.
• What improvements could have been made to
the product?
One improvement is that there could be more
pictures.

11. Feedback 2
• What did you like about the product?
I like the set up of the product and how the text goes
over the image on the page, because it looks very
professional.
• What improvements could have been made to
the product?
Next time I think my peer should add a price onto
their front page.

12. Feedback 3
• What did you like about the product?
– I think it looks decently good because it is
different from the ones that are available. It is also
eye-catching to see an alien on the front cover.
• What improvements could have been made to
the product?
– I think the front is too plain and has no interesting features that
speak to the audience other than the alien itself. I also feel like
the catchphrases and the articles on the front cover is too small
as if I have to zoom in to read it.

13. Peer Feedback Summary
• What do you agree with from your peer
feedback?
I agree I could’ve used more images to make the
product more interesting and visually appealing.
• What do you disagree with from your peer
feedback?
I disagree that the front cover is plain without
lots of pictures because it still has information
about what’s inside the magazine.

14. Peer Feedback Summary
I agree with the peer feedback that I should add more
images to the front cover to make it catch the passers-
by attention better therefore that’s something I’d
change. I would also enlarge the writing on the
articles/headlines so that it could be easily read from a
distance which would get more readers interested like
my peer feedback suggested I should.