1. Assignment brief
Qualification Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production
Unit number and title
L3 Unit 51 – Page Layout & Design
Start date 20th April 2015
Deadline 12th
June 2015
Assessor name Paul Rossington
Assignment title PR11 – Designing & Producing Page Layout
The purpose of this assignment is to:
Be able to edit and process text to meet a brief
Scenario
SCC Publishing, a new magazine publisher aims to produce several new brands in summer 2015, designed to capture the 16-25
year old market. The magazine will be published both online and in print. You have been commissioned to provide facsimile
layouts of a double page spread and front cover, as well as a house style and original masthead, for new magazines from a
choice of the following genres: Film, music, sport, gaming, or fashion. You will carry out research into audience, as well as being
responsible for the drafting and sub-editing of articles.
Key topics
• Design and produce page layout to meet a brief
Work to be submitted
Completed font cover and double page spread designs, incorporating both text and image. A written commentary of processes
and conventions used as well as how the needs of the target audience have been met.
2. Tasks
Grading Criteria Mapping
Tasks in this assignment may have additional guidance that you will need to follow posted to Unit 51’s Moodle course and all
evidence produced by you must be correctly labelled and posted to your blog.
Task 1: Using Photoshop, prepare a front cover and double page spread.
Task 2: Prepare a written explanation and commentary of:
• Design and word processing packages used.
• Format with examples of existing media texts
• Design conventions used, such as the Gutenberg principle, mastheads, drop caps,
• A summary of how the above meets the needs of your target audience in terms of gender/social
status
On your blog present your finished design work with your written commentary as either a word document,
PowerPoint or podcast,
Remember to apply the techniques developed during classroom workshops and screenings.
Remember that need to design and produce a page layout to meet a brief to a technical quality that
reflects near-professional standards, showing creativity and flair and working independently
to professional expectations
Unit 51
P4/M4/D4
3. This brief has been verified as being fit for purpose
Assessor Paul Rossington
Signature Date 12/04/15
Internal verifier
Signature Date 12/04/15
Unit 51 page Layout & Design (Level 3)
P1
edit and process text to meet
a brief with some assistance
M1
edit and process text to meet
a brief to a good technical
standard with only occasional
assistance
D1
edit and process text to meet
a brief to a technical quality
that reflects near-professional
standards, working
independently to professional
expectations
P2
source images to meet a brief
with some assistance
M2
source images to meet a brief
competently and with only
occasional assistance
D2
source images to meet a brief
working to near-professional
standards working
independently to professional
expectations
P3
prepare images to meet a
brief with some assistance
M3
prepare images to meet
a brief to a good technical
standard with only occasional
assistance
D3
prepare images to meet a
brief to a technical quality
that reflects near-professional
standards, working
independently to professional
expectations
P4
design and produce a page
layout to meet a brief
working within appropriate
conventions and with some
assistance
M4
design and produce a page
layout to meet a brief to a
good technical standard,
showing some imagination
and with only occasional
assistance
D4
design and produce a page
layout to meet a brief to a
technical quality that reflects
near-professional standards,
showing creativity and flair
and working independently
to professional expectations
PLTS: This summary references where applicable, in the square brackets, the elements of the personal,
learning and thinking skills applicable in the pass criteria. It identifies opportunities for learners to demonstrate
effective application of the referenced elements of the skills.
