The student learned several things from their preliminary magazine task to the final product. Initially, the student's font style and colors were too simple and plain. The contents were typical of a college magazine but the strap lines were too bold. Additionally, images were not properly edited and the colors used were inconsistent. For the final product, the student learned to properly use software like Adobe InDesign and Photoshop. They also learned conventions for font sizes, image sizes, and proper image and text placement on pages to create more professional magazine pages.

1. Q. 7 Looking back at
your Preliminary Task,
what do you feel you have
learnt in the progression
form It to the full
product?

2. Back in my preliminary task I created a student
magazine where my genre was education and
my purpose was to entertain. Therefore my font
style was simple and appropriate such as
‘ Student Magazine’ and my colours were plain
and simple, such as an earthy green, or blue.
The contents was typical of a college
magazine.

3. INSERT STUDENT MAGAZINE
- FRONT COVER
- CONTENTS PAGE

5. Contrast
My strap lines too bold and inappropriate for a
student mag, I used Bevel and Emboss too heavily
and so it looked cluttered, as all the focus was on
the cover line on the left.

6. Contrast
My pull quote and image was not edited enough before I
put it in the magazine. I edited out he blue background in
Photoshop however I could've improved the image by
making it slightly transparent and fixing the pull quote
around it more neatly.
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7. Contrast
The colour I used were not consistent and
unconventional of a magazine. I could've used better
fonts to show that it had been made in Photoshop also
but professionally made. However there no white spaces
on my magazine which I am pleased about as this is
unconventional.
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8. Contrast
The main image dominates he page and so no white
spaces are present. The main image is of a college
student in the hallway. To further show who she is and to
elaborate on he masthead : College Student I could have
had her holding some books or a folder [prop] I could
have also had her outside a classroom door, on the
stairway or in front of a window, poster, sign that
indicates she is in the grounds of a college.
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9. Understanding
I have learnt how to use software that enables me
to edit, create, upload or present work throughout
the course. I have learnt to use Scribd, Prezi and
Slideshare. In particular Adobe in Design and
Adobe Photoshop as before I had problems in
using it correctly and generating a good image.

10. Understanding
I have also familiarised myself with the conventions, such
as font sizes, and image sizes, where on my page I
should place an image and where I should have my text.
Although simple I understand now where and how to
create successful magazine pages.

11. Understanding
I also now understand which pictures are suitable in a
magazine. In my Preliminary task I had an image from
Google of a book shelf in which was awkwardly placed at
the top of my magazine where it looked uncomfortable in
portion to the rest of the page. Now I know where to
place an image and how.
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