The document discusses improvements made from a preliminary magazine design project to the final project. It notes several key changes: 1) Using a bolder font for the magazine title that stands out more on the page. 2) Improving font selection and layout to ensure fonts are proportional and readable. 3) Adding a main cover line to describe and accompany the main image. 4) Choosing imagery that directly addresses the audience. 5) Arranging pictures on contents pages more professionally and evenly. 6) Including more articles and descriptions. 7) Making the title banner more impactful with additional information. 8) Better balancing colors to represent the magazine style.

1. Question 7;
Importance of the title of the magazine; in my
preliminary exercise, the name of the magazine was in a
‘flimsy’ font which did not stand off the page very well.
Since then I have learnt that a much bolder font is need,
something that stands of the page.
Fonts; another big thing that has changed over the two
pieces of production is the fonts used, not only the fonts
but the layout of the typography and the size of them.
All fonts must be in proportion to the page so they do
not over power the main image, such as the date on my
prelim exercise. It is also crucial for the fonts to be the
correct colour. This is needed for the text to be readable
and still fit into the overall colour scheme of the
magazine.
Cover lines; in my preliminary task, I did not use a main
cover line; this is a must in a music magazine. The main
cover line describes and accompanies the main image.
The size of the cover lines on my old work is too big and
does not have a professional look.
Imagery;the front image of a magazine is possibly the
most important factor. It is important that the image has
a direct address with the audience, in this case, looking
and point a guitar at the audience. On the prelim task,
the guy in the picture is not looking straight out, and
therefore does not have the same effect. Also, the
barcode was way too big on my first piece of work, it
took away some of the main pictures emphasis and
looked out of place.

2. Importance of the pictures; although on my original
contents page, had relevant images, the layout of them did
not look professional. The layout just looked wrong and the
pictures were not evenly spaced like in my latest work. In
my actual work, the pictures are relevant to the magazine,
evenly spaced and have an overall professional look.
Magazine contents;In my prelim task there was nowhere
near enough articles within the magazine. There was also no
description about the article. This is a typical feature of
magazines as it tells the reader exactly what the audience is
about. Also, the writing was too big, it took all the emphasis
away from the pictures and title of the page.
Title;on my preliminary task, the title of the page didn’t
really have any impact. This is because the font was the
same size as the other text on the page and didn’t really add
anything to the page. Meanwhile in my actual production
work, the title banner contains more information. Not only
telling the reader what page it is, but it also contains the
logo, the date of the magazine and the issue number,
making it a much more productive use of space on my page.
Colours; in my prelim take the colours on the page did not
really work very well. But in my latest task, I spent time
trying to get the balance of colours right; this is because it
had to represent the magazine (colour scheme) but also still
look good. I do not feel that was achieved on my previous
work but I did on my actual work.