The student has learned several skills from their preliminary task to the final product. They developed an understanding of how to professionally design magazine ideas and how magazines are constructed and designed to appeal to audiences. They learned skills in using InDesign to design page layouts and import text and Photoshop to edit images and apply effects and fonts. They also learned how to use SlideShare to professionally publish presentations online. Comparing their preliminary and final tasks showed they developed knowledge of magazine codes and conventions and skills to design professional, appealing contents pages.

1. Evaluation
Question 7
Looking back at your preliminary task,
what do you feel you have learnt in the
progression from it to the full product?

2. How have you developed your skills and knowledge
since you constructed your preliminary task?
I have developed skills on how to create professional design ideas and
have developed a great understanding on how magazines are constructed
and designed. I have also learnt skills on how to use program’s such as
InDesign and Photoshop. From my Preliminary task, I have developed
knowledge about music magazines and how they are constructed to
appeal to its target audience.

3. InDesign
This program has helped me to design my contents page and double page
spread. It was a suitable program to do this as I was able to import text
from a word document by converting it to a PDF file then saving it as a
Jpeg.

4. Photoshop
I used this program to create my front cover. This was suitable as I was able to
choose various effect and edit my image. For example, I was able to remove the
red eye from my main image. Also I was able to use various fonts and designs to
make my cover appeal to my target audience.

5. SlideShare
I used slideshare to upload my PowerPoint presentations on my blog, this
was for my blog to look more presentable and professional. This is also a
good publishing software to use when it comes to uploading.

6. To show that I have
developed the
knowledge of the
codes and conventions
of magazines, I have
compared my
preliminary task to my
main task. This shows
that I have understood
the conventions of
magazines, this also
shows that I have
learnt a lot about the
conventions as shown
in both magazines.

7. To show that I have understood the conventions of magazine
contents pages, I have compared my preliminary task and my main
task contents pages. This shows that I have developed a range of
skills to make my contents page look professional and appeal to
my target audience.