The document discusses improvements made to a magazine cover design project. For the preliminary task, an orange color scheme was used that did not fit conventions. Market research then found that black, white, and red would be easier to read. Photos used in each task also differed, with the preliminary one being more conventional and aimed at college students. The main task photo somewhat followed conventions while covering the model's flesh. Picture quality was better due to using a higher-quality camera and basic editing. Placement of text boxes also improved by following the model's shape rather than arbitrary placement.

2. the colour scheme I used in my preliminary task
wasn't very eye-catching, it seems that there was a
lot of orange used and it didn't fit in with the
conventions of a school magazine. In my main task
I carried out market research and I found that
people would like the colour scheme of black,
white and red this as it would be easier for my
audience to read the text on the page. I also carried
out some more research for music magazines, and
they tend to use red, black and white meaning that
that it is another convention that I needed to follow
for my music magzine.
Both of the images used in both magazines were
different, the one in my preliminary task was more
conventional than the other used in my main task.
The one in my preliminary task fitted in the
conventions of my magazine as it was aimed at
college students. However, my image for my main
task followed conventions to an extent, although
my model looks submissive in the photo I did
cover her flesh to subvert some conventions. The
difference between the quality of the photos is that
on took one with a digital camera, so the quality
control of my picture was very limited compared to
my main task, which I took with a single reflex
camera. I also did some basic editing to the photo
to make it look much more clearer and shaper.
Another improvement I can see is that my use of
puffs got better, they follow the shape of my model
rather than just being put on any place of my cover.
This shows that I understand conventions of music
magazines. From researching and adopting the
style of the way puffs are put on music magazines,
I put more puffs on while following the shape of
my cover model.