The document discusses what the author has learned from their preliminary magazine design task to their full product. They have learned to take better quality images with improved framing and focus. They also learned that images need to be more striking to attract readers. The author learned magazine design codes and conventions like unique mastheads, visible coverlines, positioning statements, and consistent house styles. They also learned techniques like using the polygonal lasso tool in Photoshop. Through completing the full task, the author gained a better understanding of planning, research, and the conventions of elements like double page spreads. They researched professional magazines and learned how to implement industry standards.

1. Looking back at your preliminary task,
what do you feel you have learnt in the
progression from it to the full product?

2. Front cover pages

3. Improvements
Images: better quality images with better framing and sharper with no blur as I
have learnt to use the cameras better and use features such as auto focus. I have
learnt that images need to be more striking to attract the audience so that they will
want to read the magazine
Codes & conventions: The masthead is a completely unique font and looks very
different to the other fonts, coverlines are more visible and have more detail and
are set around the main image well, there is a positioning statement to give the
reader more detail, there is a definite house style visible and is consistent without.
There are also details such as the spacing between the coverlines are all the
same and the overlay of the main image over a small part of the masthead which
was done using the polygonal lasso tool in Adobe Photoshop.

4. Contents pages

5. Improvements
Images: There are 4 images rather than 3 which is more conventional, also
images are better quality and not blurry with better framing which makes them
look more professional. I have learnt that images need to be neat and uniform and
be good quality so that the audience are attracted to them and want to see the
articles the are linked to. I have a better understanding of how the camera works
and can now confidently take photographs with good framing and clear focus.
Codes & conventions: The title completely fills up it’s space and the masthead is
the same as on the cover, the different sections of feature and regular have their
own distinct sections and images are set out in a more conventional layout to fit
the page well.
The spacing of the different articles is exactly the same which makes it look more
organised and professional and page numbers are more visible over layed onto
the appropriate images and organised.

6. Double page spread
Before starting this assignment I had never studied double page spread articles so
I have learnt a lot about them making my own. I have learnt the codes and
conventions like having a striking image, the 3 column structure etc and I have
implemented them into my own magazine page. I have developed my
understanding of double page spread articles as I have learnt all of the codes and
conventions and implemented them into my own double page spread below. I
have payed attention to detail by making all of the spacing the same and making
sure there are no words that go to the next line with a hyphen.

7. Planning and research
Whilst completing this task I have learnt a lot more about planning and
researching to make my magazine pages as professional as possible. During my
preliminary task my planning and research was basic and didn't go into much
detail. During this task I have gone into much more detail and have researched
professional magazines in much more detail.
I have looked at different professional magazines and studied how they implement
the conventions of magazine pages into their magazines so that I can make my
magazine as professional as possible.
I have also done a lot more planning for example planning what my masthead,
coverlines, images etc will be so that I can organise what I need to do to make it
the best quality it can be.
I also did research into the audience to see what they would want in my magazine.