My skills in Photoshop improved as I became more confident using the software. This allowed me to create a more realistic magazine. My music magazine is better suited to its target audience as I put more thought into what they would want. In my preliminary task, I could have considered the target audience more and what would encourage people to buy the magazine. My pop magazine follows conventions of other pop magazines, making it look more professional. I was able to develop skills as I worked on my pop magazine, learning how to make objects look slightly 3D and have things overlap, which helped the magazine look more professional.

1. Evaluation- prelimtask comparison
My skillsonPhotoshopimprovedasIbecame more confidentusingit,meaningthatIwasable to
produce a more realisticlookingmagazine.Ithinkthe waythatI usedcolourinmy musicmagazine
helpedtogive ita more professionallook.Mymusicmagazine isalsobettersuitedtoitstarget
audience;Iputmore thoughtintowhat the audience wouldwant.InmypreliminarytaskIcould
have consideredmore whatthe targetaudience forthatmagazine wouldbe interestedinandwhat
couldencourage people tobuyit.My popmagazine ismore crowdedand followsconventionsof
otherpop magazineswhichmake itlookmore professional,whereasmypreliminarypiece isalot
plainerandlooksquite boring,althoughthislookmaysuitaschool magazine,itmaynot appeal to
school studentsandtherefore itwouldn’tbe successful.Iwasable todevelopskillsasIworkedon
my popmagazine,Ilearnthowto make some objectsslightly3Dwhichmade themstandouton the
page and stoppedthe magazine fromlookingsoflat,havingthingsoverlappingslightlyalsohelped
withthisand made the magazine lookmore professional.