1. Evaluation Question 7
What do you feel you have learnt in the
progression from the prelim to the final product?
Amy Dinsdale

2. Front Page:
Prelim Product Final Product
After making my prelim I learnt to make sure my
As my research developed from the two stages, I realized what
text could be seen as in my prelim my skyline
type of masthead is more useful, more effective and more
wasn’t visible, as shown my final products
professional for a music product. My first masthead is a lot less
skyline was very easily spotted so it stood out
professional and is just a simple font from word, whereas I
this was more professional like existing My work has progressed because downloaded a specific font to fit with my genre of music.
products. my prelim is very basic, and this was
created before I learnt all the
conventions the usual magazine
has. So there were a lot of spaces, in
All my fonts on the top left for example, I
my prelim were progressed with this knowledge to
very basic, so not have empty space on my final
after research I product. Although having different
knew fonts were purposes, the use of shapes makes
very important to it look very tacky and
create a high unprofessional. Therefor I knew not
quality magazine to use any for music magazine.
so I downloaded
extra fonts from
the internet for From my prelim I learnt about the
my final product. importance of creating the perfect
image for my next magazine, so that
the product looked more appealing.
On my prelim her expression is more
moody, whereas the band in my final
product look very happy and therefor
more likeable. The studio showed me
I think I also improved upon the layout
how the contrast of colors work well I learnt about what color schemes work well
of my front cover, the sell lines on my
for my magazine and how to use them together, and although the yellow and purple fit the
prelim look more messy and all over
to help my work be more eye catching. college colors, for a music magazine I needed to think
the place, some are even over her face
which I learnt during this I definitely more and look at existing products. I found a better
shouldn't’t do in my final product. color scheme as a result of learning how to research
this better.

3. Contents Page:
Prelim Product Final Product
I think I progressed a lot in my contents
page due to the guidance of existing
products which allowed my own
product to look professional.
I think I learnt to
take better
images, although I The layout of my work improved
like the one of the because I had more practice, I also
two girls in the had my prelim as help along with
prelim, I think the professional product so overtime
others look more my work progressed. I included
professional and different sections, had the page
fitting for a music numbers first and different
magazine. colors, and all in one list instead
of three separate ones as this
looks a bit odd. All these features
made my work better because it
improved it by making it look
more professional and a fuller
page.
My work has improved as a result of there being a lot less space in the
I also progressed with simple features such as adding the date
contents page. My prelim is very bare, and has just two features in color
to be more professional and make it appear more realistic. I
making it also a bit dull. To make my final product more interesting I
also noticed a simple feature than in my prelim I wrote
added other features on it such as the every month and feature
contents page in, whereas other existing products just have
section, the social networking, the review and the band index. This
‘contents’. I changed this as I wanted my product to be like
improved my work and progressed it to a higher level to make it more
other magazines on the market.
interesting to look at.

4. Double Page Spread:
Final Product
When creating my prelim I didn't’t make
Double page spread. I felt my progression in
this was less as a result as I hadn't had as
much practice. I still learnt skills in InDesign
when creating this. I had nothing to
compare it too so I couldn't’t improve each
aspect to make a better product. I learnt
how to write an article better, with features
often present in a magazine. I learnt how to
lay out the double page spread and used
existing products as the only guidance as a
result of not having done a prelim product.

5. What I have learnt…
I have learnt to use different programs such as InDesign, I hadn't used this before so learning
about this was hard, however by learning these new skills it meant I could improve my quality of
work as it was very useful to create a professional looking product. The lines helped me keep my
work straight and looking neat. It impacted on my work as it better, without using it would have
had to use another program that wouldn't’t be as easy probably resulting in more time needed as
well. I developed skills in Photoshop further to develop my product to the best it could be,
without these skills I would only have been able to create very basic pages with less available
tools and effects. For example I would have found It very difficult to overlay my models to my
masthead without the lasso tool being available. So as I moved on from my prelim to my final
product all my skills helped me to create a better final product in comparison. From my prelim,
there was a lot more work to do in my final product, such as more research, evaluations,
amendments, questionnaires and a lot more, this meant I learnt to keep on top of more work and
time myself better to ensure I met my deadlines.