Looking back at your preliminary task and the finished product, there are a few key things I have learned: 1) It is important to focus on design elements like font, layout, and visual appeal to effectively grab readers' attention and make information easy to understand at a glance. 2) Iterative feedback and revisions are valuable for improvement. The final product addressed initial criticisms and was more professionally executed. 3) Small changes like using varied fonts, colors, headlines sizes and strategic spacing make a big difference in readability and engagement compared to a plain, cluttered, or monotonous design.

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

2. Title is boring and is
the same font as
the rest of the text
on the page. The
title also covers the
person on the front
cover’s head. The
title doesn’t really
stand out either.
Lots of space
left.
No main feature all the
coverlines are the
same size.
Front Cover
The mise en scene isn’t
very good. It doesn’t
show that it’s a college
magazine because of all
the cars in the
background. It would
have been better if he
was stood in front of
the college doors or sat
in a classroom so the
mise en scene was
related to the
magazine’s contents.
Coverlines are too
long and should
just be short and
simple.
Same size as the
coverlines.

3. Font is different
that the
coverlines and
the title is
behind the girl’s
head. It also
stands out.
Coverlines
are short
and to the
point.
There is a main
headline that is the
biggest coverline on
the page and is
central to grab
attention.
Front Cover
All space
is being
used up.
The background of the
mise en scene is plain so
it doesn’t divert the
readers attention. The
use of the megaphone
could suggest it’s a
magazine to do with
music also because she’s
screaming it’s almost
like she’s saying “I want
people to know who I
am”.
Issue number,
date on sale and
price are not the
smallest on the
page and aren’t
the size of the
coverlines.

4. This doesn’t
really stand
out and the
page looks
boring.
Only grouped into two
different categories so
harder for the reader to
find articles they’re
interested in.
Only one colour is
used and the
article titles don’t
stand out.
Contents Page
Page number should
be on the left hand
side before the
article name.
The layout is
boring and
doesn’t look very
professional.
All the pictures are in
a line. Also the article
name is on the image
instead of just the
page number.

5. Contents Page
There are multiple
colours used so this
is more visually
attractive. It’s also
good because it
makes certain things
stand out.
There are more
categories so it will be
easier for the reader
to find an article that
they’re interested in
reading.
The magazine title
and contents banner
now stand out more
because they’re in a
bigger font and
placed next to each
other instead of on
top of each other.
The layout is now
better and there
are pictures placed
all over the page
and the pages are
all different sizes.
Page numbers are on
the left hand side
and they’re a
different colour so
they stand out.