Throughout the process of creating a final media magazine, the author learned several skills. They gained proficiency in Photoshop and InDesign. Their preliminary content page used only one color with contrasting text and jagged pictures, but for the final product they realized a plain black or white background would look more professional. The author also improved their aesthetic judgement and ability to properly place edited images. Additionally, their photos for the final product were better planned and represented the audience more due to scheduling a photoshoot rather than impromptu phone pictures. The author's color awareness increased as well, using a blended range of colors rather than bold blocks.

1. DRAFT EVALUATION QUESTION 7
Lookingback at yourpreliminarytask,whatdoyoufeel youhave learntinthe progressionfromitto
the full product?
Throughoutthe course of creatingmyfinal mediamagazine,Ihave gainedskillsinphotoshopand
InDesign.Ihave alsogot a betterknowledge of layoutandstyle.Mypreliminarytaskcontentspage
was all one colour,withcontrastingtextandjaggedpictures.Howeverlookingatmore professional
contentspagesandtakinginspirationfromthemIrealisedIdidn’tneedtocolourthe background,
and insteadshouldhave plainblackorwhite texttogive itamore professional vibe.
I didnot editthe imagesat all duringmy preliminarytask,asIhad no experience ortime todoso.
Since creatingthe preliminarytaskIhave alsogaineda betteraestheticjudgement,asIam able to
place imagesintobetterfittingplaces,asopposedtointhe preliminarytaskwhere Iusedtiltedout
of place unsymmetrical images.
Duringthe preliminarytask,due totimingrestraints,the imagestakenwere simplyinlessontime
aroundthe school.Meaningnopriorpreparationwasdone,howeverwithmyactual photoshootI
was able toplanaheadand get myfriendstocome in withcostumesetc.Thismade the images
takenfor myfinal producta lot betterthanthe imagestakeninthe preliminarytaskasthe final
productpictureshad muchbetterplanningandrepresentedmyaudience better.
I alsohave bettercolourawarenessthanIdid inmy preliminarytask.Whencreatingmypreliminary
task,I usedveryboldbrightblockcolours,where aswhenresearchingintomusicmagazines Isaw
that brightand blockcolourswere notusedas much,therefore inmyfinal productIhad a larger
range of coloursbuttheyall balancedout toblendwell.
My InDesignskillshave greatlyincreased,withmyabilityto