The document discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the research, planning, and production process for an FMP magazine project. Peer feedback praised aspects like the creative logo and use of color but noted areas for improvement such as lightening the font color for readability and adding proper lighting effects to a photoshopped image. The student agreed with feedback about font colors and lighting effects and outlined changes they would make based on the feedback.

1. FMP Evaluation
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2. Production Process Evaluation

3. Research
Strengths
• The strengths of doing my research was when I researched into existing products observing,
all the magazine on the internet that would be similar to the idea that I had come up with so
far. Looking at the different colours and camera angles really helped me compare it with what
I was thinking and also added additional ideas to what I wanted my magazine to look like.
Looking at the layout of each existing category helped me dearly. Plus, near the end where I
had to gather up all the aspects that I liked and would include in my final design it helped me
think about it was I wanted. The audience profile also had helped me massively thinking
about the audience that I was actually aiming at. Looking at secondary research based stuff
online helped, gathering information that was already there and everything is useful.
Through looking at this type of stuff it helped me gather what my audience profile would be,
so it was really reliable information.
Weaknesses
• The weaknesses of doing my research was somethings that were missing that I could have
added if been given additional time, like getting a outside opinion as to what the audience
would like. As opposed to just what audience it might stereotypically aimed at. Any kind of
survey on survey monkey would have been really useful to gather just a second opinion and
would have been great to have just have any kind quantitative research. The problem was we
were only really focusing on qualitative research.

4. Planning
Strengths
• The strengths of doing my planning was gathering up the layout, seeing what I
was going to have on the main cover and where the logo would be put. Also
building up a schedule helped as it made me think more about how long thing
would be realistically be put together and what software's I would be using.
Also props and location helped me as it made me though t about the location
of the photography that I wanted to be shot in a dark lonely street, to make it
look quite professional. It also made me think about props more with the idea
of using a record as a props came from this bit of planning.
Weaknesses
• The weaknesses of doing my planning was when I did the style sheet because I
had already decided at that point what my main idea for my logo was going to
be. However it was nice to look at alternative ideas and comparing with the
logo that I was going to go for officially. Also despite it being sensible to be
cautious, I couldn’t think of many things to put on the health and safety, apart
from things that would happen when doing any project or working on any
computer.

5. Time Management
• I did manage my time well completing the project in time.
With additional time I would have made a few changes such
as making the headline and anchorage in a different font
making it more look like a lightning bolt with it being in line
with the lightning bolt on my face, the style would have
matched. Also I would have changed the colour of the font to
a less darker red, but it was difficult because that colour
would have been better if it was there, the problem was it
was too dark and blended in with the background. I also
would have edited the photos more to make them look more
professional.

6. Technical Qualities – front cover
flash
Border
banner
Used
different
color
overlay
Different
layout -
rotated
headlines
Barcode
and
magazine
details
plug

7. Technical Qualities – Double page spread
Big letter
to start
the
interview.More
images
More of a
lengthy
interview
First letter of
the interview
takes up the
entire page.border
Image
information
More
than one
big letter
to start a
sentence
Background
image Similar
layout
designs
Different
position:
body shot
(my
magazine)
and head
shot (Jay
Z).

8. Aesthetic Qualities – Front cover
Strength: Aiming at
more than one
generation of
audience.
Weakness: Font is
wrong and needs
to be changed to a
lighter colour so
that people can see
it.
Weakness: Missing
a menu strip.
Weakness:
Drake poster
needs to look
more natural,
with it needing
more light and
shadow
reflecting on it.
Strength: Plug
Strength: the
overlay colour
looks great.
Strength:
Photography
Strength: red
lightning bolt

9. Aesthetic Qualities - Double page spread
Weakness:
Lettering
needs to
be more in
line.
Strength: Fade
in with the
David Bowie.
Strength:
photography
Weakness:
Font
needs to
be
different
for the
headline
ands the
quote.
Strength: Photo
links with the
article.
Strength:
Fully
written
well
columned
interview.
Weakness:
Needs a
page
three.
Strength:
interview
easy to read
because the
questions are
in black and
the interview
is in red.
Weakness: It
doesn’t tell you
who the
interviewer is.

10. Audience Appeal – front cover
Old well known
musicians – jog
memories of old
people and names
some young people
would have heard
because they are so
iconic.
Introducing
old readers to
modern stars
through the
comparisons.
Rock aesthetic
Old fashioned
color style.
Happy that
someone
my age
listens to
that type of
music.
Callbacks to
David Bowie –
appreciated by
the older
audience.
Agreeable for the older
audience

11. Audience Appeal – Double page spread
Callback to David
Bowie –
appreciated by the
older audience.
Older people might not
know what spotify is
but to the ones that do,
is a good mix of the way
we even listen to music.
Easy to read
Reader can
relate to this
headline.
Black and
white
photography –
appealed by
modern and
old audience
Same style
of writing,
being easy
to follow.
Many different
Genres, large
Target audience.
The way the
bowie
poster is
faded in the
background.

12. Peer
Feedback

13. Feedback 1
• What did you like about the product?
• “The thing that I liked about the front cover of the magazine, was the
lightning bolt added to the fact. I though that was a nice reference to
David Bowie. I also like the logo with it having a logo theme to it.”
• “What I liked about the double page spread was the photography being
used in certain shots. Mostly the main image on the left as there is a nice
shade of orange reflecting on your face in the image.”
• What improvements could have been made to the
product?
• “For the front cover of the magazine I think you could have improved on
your colour choices having the colour of the font a lot lighter and not so
dark so you cant read the writing.”
• “With your double page spread I think you could have improved by talking
a lot more about David Bowie in the interview as there's not a lot about
him, and its almost misleading being against the ASA codes.”

14. Feedback 2
• What did you like about the product?
• “I like how you included all the things on your front cover that a magazine should
include, with there being main article image, title and other things. I also like the
lightning bolt added to your face to symbolise David Bowie and think it’s a nice
element with there being a lot of red on the magazine as it matches with the
lightning bolt.”
• “The things I like about your double page spread, is the uses of colour that are
used for fonts or borders. I also like the faint shadow of David Bowie featured in
the background of the article, I think is a good touch.”
• What improvements could have been made to the product?
• The main issue I have with the front cover of music magazine is that you can tell
the drake poster has been photo shopped to be put in the image, with the there
being no reflection of light or shadow in the same way as the David Bowie is.
• “The problem I have with the double page cover is that there isn’t enough about
David Bowie featured in the article but is displayed a lot on the font cover or any
bio about the article.”

15. Feedback 3
• What did you like about the product?
• “The main thing I liked about the front cover is the uses of light and colour
with them being quite dark colours and fit in with rock magazine. I also like the
magazine because of the logo with it being very creative and matching with its
rock theme.”
• “The thing I like about your double page spread is its level of professionalism
with it having all the features that any magazine should have.”
• What improvements could have been made to
the product?
• “I think your choices of colour for your front page need to be improved, as it is
difficult to read what it says on there.”
• “With your double page spread I think the colour of your fonts need to be more
varied with there just being the red colour and need to be more lined up together
to look more professional.”

16. Peer Feedback Summary
What do you agree with from your peer feedback?
• The things I agree with on my peer feedback was my
choices of colour fonts. I was aiming for darker red but kept
changing the font to see which one fitted the best
eventually I just settled with one. I also agree with the
drake poster that the lighting and reflection for that needed
to be added in some areas so it can look more natural.
What do you disagree with from your peer feedback?
• The thing I will disagree with though is the lack of David
Bowie as I don’t think he was promoted much more in
descriptions about the interview then he actually is in the
interview.

17. Peer Feedback Summary
– The first change I would make if my product was
based upon my peer feedback would be the
colour of the font. Lightening it up a little bit so it
doesn’t blend in so much with the background.
– My second change would be to sort out the
lighting with drake poster, make it look like that
I'm actually standing next to that poster.
– For my third change I would then change the font
colour of my title and bio so that they don’t look
so similar. I would also line them up as well so that
it doesn’t look too messy.