The document compares the layout and design of the author's preliminary magazine draft to the final product. For the front cover, the final version uses the left third of the page to address the target audience, features an attractive color scheme that fits the indie genre, and has a large, bold masthead that stands out. In contrast, the draft front cover did not utilize the left third, had unattractive orange font that was difficult to read, and used inconsistent color schemes. For the contents page, the final version features sub-headings, images accompanying the sections, and a more conventional overall layout, while the draft was bland with only one image. The author learned about using design elements effectively to appeal to the target audience.

1. Comparison between preliminary
task and Final Product
By Ryan Talmage

2. Front Cover
The layout for my draft magazine is very unprofessional as it is unordered with the left
third of the page not being used to address the target audience on what is featured in
the magazine. For my final product the use of a left third helped my front cover look
uncluttered and professional for the Indie demographic. The use of a colour scheme
makes the final front cover look attractive with the use of conventional colours that fit
the Indie Genre. The use of orange font on my draft makes the front cover look
unattractive to the target audience and difficult to read, this helped me understand
how the use of colour is important in order to make a magazine conventional and
appealing to its intended target audience which helped when making the final product.
The image in the draft is too large while the final front cover’s image is placed on the
right side with a title explaining what it is about making it look more like a professional
magazine. The masthead on the final product is big, bold and attractive that stands out
from the rest of the magazine making it more distinctive while the draft uses a variety
of different colour schemes that make it look ugly and unappealing. This let me know
that a masthead is important in order to make my magazine stand out to my target
audience in order to appeal to them.

3. Contents Page
The layout of the final product is very conventional
for a music magazine as it features what is in side the
magazine with sub-headings and images
accompanying them. In the draft layout of my
preliminary task it is very bland without the use of a
masthead and the use of only one image which will
make it unappealing to look at.
When creating my final contents page, I looked at my
draft layout and saw what I did wrong and how I can
make my contents page informative and interesting
to read. I decided to add images to most of what is
featured in the magazine to make it look appealing. I
also decided to include all article on the left side of
the page instead of both to make it look more
presentable but that meant not having it fit in the
route of the eye like in my draft but overall is laid out
a lot better in my final product.