2. FIRST IMPRESSIONS…
AS SOON AS I OPENED AMY’S BLOG, IMMEDIATELY THE
BRIGHT PINK BACKGROUND AND USE OF HANDWRITTEN FONT
CAUGHT MY EYE AS LOOKED AS IF A LOT OF EFFORT HAD
GONE IN TO MAKING THE PAGE LOOK AESTHETICALLY
PLEASING. JUDGING FROM THE WELL PRESENTED THEME, I
COULD EXPECT THE BLOG TO BE WELL ORGANISED AND
INTERESTING.
3. SCROLLING DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF AMY’S PRELIMINARY TASK, HER FIRST OVERVIEW OF EACH
LESSON WAS EVIDENTLY VERY DETAILED AND BY READING THROUGH, SHE HAD ACCOUNTED FOR
ALL TASKS THAT WERE SET AND DISCUSSED THOROUGHLY WHY EACH LESSON HELPED HER
DEVELOP WHAT WOULD SOON BE HER FIRST ATTEMPT AT MAKING A MAGAZINE. EACH PARAGRAPH
EFFECTIVELY TALKED ABOUT THE DETAILED STEPS SHE TOOK IN ORDER FOR HER TO KNOW WHAT
SHE WANTED HER MAGAZINE TO LOOK LIKE AND HOW SHE WOULD ACHIEVE THIS. AMY TALKS
ABOUT CERTAIN FEATURES SUCH AS HER TARGET AUDIENCE AND ANALYSING OTHER MAGAZINES. I
THOUGHT THIS WAS REALLY EFFECTIVE BECAUSE IT MAKES IT CLEAR TO THE READER THAT AMY
HAD TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION ALL ASPECTS OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH FOR THE FINAL
PIECE. AMY CONTINUES TO TALK ABOUT HOW SHE MADE THE ACTUAL COVER AND CONTENTS PAGE
BY INCLUDING DETAIL ABOUT THE FONTS, SIZES AND STYLES SHE CAREFULLY SELECTED TO FIT
HER SKETCH DESIGNS AND DESIRED OUTCOME.
4. LOOKING AT AMY’S FINAL PRELIMINARY TASK MAGAZINE COMPARED TO HER DRAFT SKETCHES, IT IS CLEAR THAT SHE HAD FOLLOWED HER
ORIGINAL DESIGNS BY INCLUDING THE MAIN CLOSE UP IMAGE ON THE FRO NT AND PLACING THE VARIOUS TEXT AND FEATURE PIECES
AROUND IT. THE CONTENTS PAGE ALSO LOOKS FAIRLY SIMILAR TO HER DR AFT AND THE WAY BOTH OF THESE PIECES ARE DISPLAYED ON
AMY’S BLOG MAKES IT VERY CLEAR TO SEE THIS COMPARISON AND STANDS OUT WELL ON THE PAGE DRAWING THE READER IN. AT THE
BOTTOM OF THESE SKETCHES, AMY TALKS ABOUT HOW THESE DRAFTS FURTH ERED HER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW SHE WANTED HER FINAL
PIECE TO LOOK WHICH GIVES THE READER AN INSIGHT INTO WHAT SKILLS OR KNOWLEDGE SHE HAD BEEN DEVELOPING AT EACH STAGE OF
HER RESEARCH AND PLANNING.
THE DESIGNS THEMSELVES WERE VERY SIMPLE AND COLOURFUL. MORE COUL D HAVE BEEN ADDED TO MAKE IT LOOK MORE PROFESSIONAL
SUCH AS A BARCODE OR A PRICE HOWEVER OVERALL HER PRELIMINARY TAS K DID INCLUDE A DETAILED CONTENTS WITH PAGE NUMBERS
AND VARIOUS PICTURES THAT WERE SHOT BY AMY HERSELF DURING PLANNI NG. FURTHERMORE, THE USE OF BOLD FONTS MAKES THE
PIECE EYE CATCHING AND ATTRACTIVE ALL TOGETHER.
5. LOOKING AT THE RESEARCH AMY DID FOR HER FINAL MUSIC MAGAZINE, I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY
WELL ORGANISED THE WAY SHE HAD VARIOUS SECTIONS THAT EXPLAINED H ER IDEAS FOR EACH ASPECT
INCLUDING PROPS, COSTUME, PROMOTION METHODS AND IMAGE IDEAS WHIC H EXPLAINED HER THOUGHT
PROCESS BEHIND EACH FEATURE. THE SECTIONS USED VARIOUS FORMATS, FOR EXAMPLE, AMY USED
SLIDESHARE FOR SOME ANALYSIS AS WELL AS VIDEOS TO EXPLAIN HER ID EAS. THIS WAS REALLY EFFECTIVE
BECAUSE IT MADE IT MORE INTERESTING FOR ME AS THE READER TO LOOK OVER HER EVALUATIONS AND KEPT
ME READING THROUGH. AMY’S IMAGE IDEAS WERE PRESENTED IN THE FORM OF A VIDEO THAT I THOUGHT WAS
REALLY UNIQUE AND DIFFERED FROM HER OTHER SECTIONS WHICH MEANT T HE WHOLE RESEARCH SECTION
WASN'T MONOTONOUS. THE ONLY CRITICISM THAT I WOULD GIVE WOULD BE THAT AMY COULD HAVE INCLUDED A
SMALL SECTION UNDERNEATH HER SKETCH DESIGNS THAT DISCUSSED WHY S HE WANTED HER MAGAZINE TO
LOOK THIS WAY AND WHAT INSPIRED HER FINAL OUTCOME.
6. FINAL MAGAZINE PRODUCT…
REVIEWING EACH PAGE OF AMY’S FINAL MAGAZINE DRAFT, IT IS EVIDENT THAT
SHE HAS DEFINITELY IMPROVED AND DEVELOPED HER SKILLS IN MAGAZINE
MAKING FROM HER PRELIMINARY TASK 6 MONTHS PREVIOUS. THE MAGAZINE IS
BOLD AND IMMEDIATELY LOOKS MORE PROFESSIONAL AND INTRIGUING.
The use of a close up a
girl’s face on the front
cover signifies that the
magazine will consist of a
feature issue which is a
key aspect of any popular
magazine.
The feature article
headlines around the
image stand out well
on the white
background and the
use of black and pink
signify the young
female target
audience that the
piece is aimed at.
Use of rhyming at
the top makes the
cover snappy, fun
and has the effect of
making the reader
wanting to know
whats inside.
The subheading
under the name could
have been done in a
different colour tom
make it easier to read
