The document contains feedback from others on a magazine layout. The feedback suggests that the layout fits the conventions of an R&B/hip-hop genre well through its professional color scheme. However, more color could be added to make the magazine "pop" more. The responses are deemed conclusive but the creator will subvert conventions in the future. Additional feedback suggests reworking the font style and color scheme to make them more unique and easier to read.
1. Responses
For this question, I got some good feedback as people told me what was good about my layout but gave me critical comments aswell to help
me improve. they suggested that i kept it quite professional and my colour scheme fit my magazine quite well, however i could a little bit
more colour just to make the magazine pop more. This means the response i have got are conclusive because it suggests my layout fit my
conventions well. However when i make my magazine i will try and subvert the conventions.
1.Do you think my magazine layout suits an R&B hip hop genre ?(please explain your answer)
Possible re draft
Due to responses i will add more colours however be discrete with it so that my magazine is bolder and pops out more but keeps the mellow
professionalism of the genre.
2. Responses
For this question,the audience thought my model was looking like a good role model which is a conclusive response because
firstly as they are seen as a good role model , it is a good thing all people take my magazine as a positive thing, however i
want to subvert my conventions so that they see my models as people who are a typical main stream music artist.
2.Do you think the models in this magazine look like good role models? (please explain your answer)
Possible re draft
Due to responses i would most likely use the same model but have them pose differently .
3. Responses
For this question, people suggested that my magazine represented more of a darker theme and message rather than
brightness. This is what convention i was trying to follow which means it is a conclusive response, however i will try
and subvert the conventions so they read into the darker themes to see what they could actually mean.
3.What would you say the overall message/theme of this magazine shows ?
Possible re draft
Due to responses i will not be re drafting to change the message of the magazine as the audience was getting the message and theme that i
was intending.
4. Responses
For this question, people thought that my contents page was the most professional out of them 3 as they said that it was photo
edited the best and they liked the way the model isolated the background. This is conclusive for my contents page as it fits my
conventions i was going for, however i will need to make sure my other 2 pages meet up to standard and suit the criteria better.
4. In you opinion which page would you say is the most professional?
Possible re draft
Due to responses i will focus more upon front cover and double page spread.
5. Responses
For this question,76.9% thought that my magazine was very stereotypical to a r&b genre this is conclusive response as
i was going for this and it was meeting my convention, i will then subvert this to make the audience look deeper into the
usual conventions to see why its stereotypical.
5.In your opinion would this be a stereotypical R&B hip hop magazine?
6. Responses
For this question, 85.6% thought that it did as they complemented it but also suggest that it was too difficult to read
and that have different styles all the way through. This is a conclusive response as most my audience say it matches with
my conventions.
6. would you say the font style suits the theme of the magazine?
Possible re draft
Due to responses i will focus making the style more unique and easier to read throughout the different pages of the magazine.
7. Responses
For this question, none thought my model needed to change meaning the way i edited and the poses he used fit my
stereotypical r&b magazine well, however people suggested that mostly my colour scheme and font style needed to
change more which understandable from the other responses above .
7. If you could change anything on these designs from layout, colour scheme, model, font style?
Possible re draft
Due to responses i will focus making my colour scheme less plain or add something unique to make it bolder and eye-catching whilst keeping
it discrete.s
8. Responses
For this question, 92.3% thought that my magazine was quite unique compared to others they have
seen before.
8. Would you say this magazine is unique to ones you have seen before?