This document contains a student's reflections on creating a magazine cover for a class project. It includes sections on research, planning, time management, technical qualities, aesthetic qualities, audience appeal, and peer feedback. For the research, the student found existing magazine covers helpful to see what works. The planning was time-consuming but helped understand layout. Time management was a challenge, as the front cover took longer than expected. Technically, the student aimed for perfection and included elements like a banner, plugs, and crosshair to draw in readers. Aesthetically, effects like smoke added mystery. The audience appeal elements included a PlayStation 4 giveaway and pro player interview to attract ages 13-25. Peer feedback suggested improvements like making

1. Visual
Evaluation
Ben McFadyen

2. Production Process Evaluation

3. Research
• The strengths of the research is that I liked knowing what all of the front
cover of the gaming magazine looks like so I can get an idea about what to
put and use on my front cover. The research helped me with my product I
because get to see what works and what does not work. The weakness of
it is that it is very time consuming. I could of written a little bit more for all
of them. This had an effect on my product because I like the use of the
cross hair so I wanted to use it. Also I think I could of written it more in
death.

4. Planning
• I think I wrote a lot about the style sheet. Also I think hat I could have put
more examples in it. The layout plan I did not follow because I realised
that it would not work. It was very useful because I got a understanding of
the layout. The strength of the planning is that you got to roughly plan out
what you are doing. Also I get to know what fonts, pictures and colours. I
get to pick which ne is the best. The weakness of it is that it is time
consuming.

5. Time Management
I did not management my time very well I got behind on the first power point.
On the main product the front cover took very long. The double page spread
took quicker than I thought I just struggled to start the sentence off. I also
found the experiment very tricky because I don really know how to use
photoshop. I also forgot to screenshot the stages of my production so I had to
trace back and remember what I did.

6. Technical Qualities
In my final product I tried to make it perfectional as possible. I made a title, also I ad
o be carful because of copy write. I made the banner at op something that will draw
he people closer to the product. I also have a couple of plugs on there, hey do the
same thing they draw people closer. Also I tried to make it a different colour, to make
it sand out. Also I had a crosshair to show you that it is a FPS (first person shooter).
Also I put the main person on the main game that I am talking about.

7. Aesthetic Qualities
The smoke effect
made a bit of a
abounded and
mysteries effect.
I like the plugs,
because it draws
people in and
makes them want
to buy it.
The interview will
draw people in
because it they
what some
information about
a pro player
Plug makes its more
interesting more
thing for you to have
a chance of winning
I think the price
is fair because
you don’t get
any in game
content.
I think the background is the best part of the magazine cover. I think the weakness is the
plugs, I think the plugs are in the way. I think it would look better with less plugs.

8. Audience Appeal
I put where
you can win a
ps4 because
my target
audience is
13-25.
I put an interview in
because this will
draw my target
audience in because
they are interested
to what one of the
best people in the
world would say
about this game.
I put it as this
perspective try
draw the
audience in
because it
makes
involved in the
game.
I did this color scheme
because the game that I
was mainly writing about is
a tactical fps witch is more
realist so I tried to make use
more dark color's to make it
seem realistic.

9. Peer
Feedback

10. Feedback 1
• What did you like about the product?
– Its set out like a professional magazine
– I like the use of effects
• What improvements could have been made to
the product?
– The text is small and hard to read
– There is a lot of text

11. Feedback 2
• What did you like about the product?
– Good font can see from a distance very clearly
– Good effects used such as the smoke on the front
page
– Good use of images to keep the audience interested in
the product
• What improvements could have been made to
the product?
– Put something more on the front page to fill in some
of the spaces

12. Feedback 3
• What did you like about the product?
– I liked the images and the choice of where you
place them.
– I liked the fonts and the layout.
• What improvements could have been made to
the product?
– Maybe add more details to the front cover for
information.

13. Peer Feedback Summary
• What do you agree with from your peer
feedback?
– I agree with most of the improvements, the one that I
agree the most is the use of effects because I
download smoke brush to make a abounded and
mysterious look to the background.
• What do you disagree with from your peer feedback?
– I disagree with is the one where its says it is a lot of
texts. I think a magazine needs a lot of text and
pictures and I think I have all of that.

14. Peer Feedback Summary
I would change the front cover because I think I could have made it
better and look more professional. I would do this by I would make the
main picture a bit bigger to fill up the space a bit more. Also I will put
more plugs in to draw more people in and also to put excusive
information such as leaks.