After creating a preliminary task and full music magazine, the student learned several important lessons: Their editing, photography, and design skills improved as they gained experience. For the magazine, they used multiple tools like Photoshop to enhance images and applied techniques like font downloading and editing. The student also learned the importance of layout, color scheme, and page numbers in making the contents page more clear and professional looking. Overall, progressing from a preliminary task to a full magazine helped the student gain valuable skills in editing, design, and applying industry conventions.