media

2. When making my music magazine I took into
account the mistakes I made in my college
magazine. For example, one thing which I tried
to avoid was making my masthead the same font
as the rest of the text used throughout the
magazine. In my college magazine the masthead
didn’t stand out at all from the other text and
cover lines on it and it gave the cover a really
flat look but with my music magazine I had
used Adobe Illustrator to create a unique look for
my masthead. This raised the level of
individuality in my magazine and also made the
title stand out, something which would gain
attention from possible buyers.

3. I also made sure not to make the mistake of
having my contents page look bare and
unorganised. In my contents page for my
music magazine I made a conscious effort to
try out different ways to organise my images
and the text and then ask my classmates
what looked better for the final design which
is something I had not done while creating
my college magazine.

4. My final contents page layout is based on their
feedback and the feedback I received from my
teachers. I also made it look more organised by
dividing the contents into categories which is
something I hadn't done in my college magazine.
This furthered the professional aspect of the
magazine because Kerrang and Q both have this
feature in their contents pages and it makes it
easier for my audience to navigate and find
exactly what it is that they are most attracted
to.
I've learned how to improve on my work by asking
my classmates and looking more at my case
studies in reference to creating my own product.