The student received feedback on three newspaper layout designs. For the broadsheet design, feedback noted that the columns were clear but suggested making the masthead bigger and adding more color. For the tabloid design, feedback liked the use of images and colors but suggested improving the text layout and font. For the fanzine design, feedback said the black and white theme worked well but found the inner article text too small and hard to read. The student agreed with broadsheet feedback but disagreed that the fanzine inner text was illegible, noting it was intentionally amateurish in design.

1. Peer Feedback
Ashley Boyne

2. Layout
1

3. Feedback 1
What do you like about the design?
The way the columns is set out is very clear and easy to read.
I like how the masthead is old fashioned and using a black and white image suits that English traditional
theme.
The main title is easy to understand and grabs the audience straight away. The font is also good for being
bold and a good size.
The line between the article and advert looks professional and works well to separate the two articles.
The colour scheme is good how you have used green for your name and masthead.
It’s all aligned really well and neat.
What areas of the idea could be developed?
I’d make the Masthead of the newspaper a bit bigger so that the main title isn’t taking to much of the
attention.
Maybe add more colours so that it’s more exciting or have different areas to grab your attention e.g. more
images.
Probably better not to have the sentence under the image in a box, will suit it more if it was on it’s own.
The line separating the two articles is through the masthead as well, be better if it stopped before going
through the masthead.

4. Layout 2

5. Feedback 2
What do you like about the design? I like the top banner because it adds
colour to the page, the contrasting colours used for the fonts yellow and blue
and red and white also work well as it makes it easy to read. I also like the
language used such as the play on words used in the headline ‘The Punk
Shocker’. I think including lots of images on the front page works well as it
entices the reader to want to read on and by the newspaper. I also like the
font used for the name of the newspaper.
What areas of the idea could be developed? I think that the layout of the
text could be developed to make it easier to read, for example to make the
layout of the page look cleaner the Mcdonalds advert at the bottom could be
removed allowing more text about the other two stories. The font used for
the main body of the text could also be improved and made more bold or
choosing a font that fits better with the font used for the headlines which are
more modern.

6. Layout 3

7. Feedback 3
What do you like about the design?
I like that it has a continuous theme of black and white, and the fonts fit the
purpose very well. The font on the front cover is very easy to read and the
picture behind the text looks good. The title is very clear with the contrast of
the black and white, it helps it stand out. I think that the key words being
enlarged in the article looks good.
What areas of the idea could be developed?
The fanzine article is very hard to read and the font is not clear. There is too
much writing and the small white writing could be improved by being
darker, or the background being darker. I think a little bit of colour would have
made a difference. The text on the article is very tight for room and there is a
lot of it which could be shortened down.

8. Summary of Feedback
What do you agree with from your feedback?
I agree with the analysis of my broadsheet and it has helped me spot silly mistakes
that I had previously missed such as the line separating the columns going through
the headline box.
What do you disagree with from your feedback?
I disagree with the fanzine criticism of the inside page being hard to read. It it
purposely designed that way, to give off an amateurish, DIY look maintaining the
punk ethic.