From his preliminary task to the final Hip Hop magazine, the student learned: 1) New skills in Photoshop, like manipulating image size, cropping, deleting layers, and screen grabs, which allowed him to improve the magazine's appearance. 2) Hip Hop magazine covers typically feature a white, plain background and consistent font colors, based on his analysis of real magazine covers. 3) His final magazine looks more professional than the preliminary task because it has more text, secondary images, and a bold masthead that grabs attention.

1. Looking back at your preliminary
task, what have you feel you have
learnt in the progression from it to
the full product?

2. Comparing the Magazines
My preliminary task is on the left and my Hip Hop magazine is on the right. My Hip Hop magazine looks more
like a magazine than the preliminary task. This is because it has more verbal communication than the
preliminary task. This makes it look more like a magazine as magazines have lots of writing and information. My
Hip Hop magazine looks more like a magazine than my preliminary task. This is because my preliminary task has
a background of lightning and my Hip Hop magazine has a white, plain background. The lightning will most likely
distract the audience from looking at the content and models however, my Hip Hop magazine has a white, plain
background which brings the focus of the audience on the main image, masthead, content etc.

3. More bolder and noticeable font on the
masthead. This grabs the attention of the
audience. Unlike the preliminary task which
has not got a bold masthead.
Not much
information the
magazine. look
This makes it
unprofessional.
The web address is not noticeable in
this magazine. This is because the font
is not bold are large in size.
The masthead is ineffective and does not stand
out. This is because it is camouflaged with the
background. This makes it unnoticeable and
disables it form catching the attention of the
audience.
The font is big and bold
which grabs the eye of the
audience. This enables the
audience to receive
information and know what
the magazine’s contents
has.
The strap line is
large and black
with a white
background.
This stands out
to the audience
My Hip Hop magazine has three secondary images
with polaroids. This makes my magazine cover
look more professional. In result it looks more like
a magazine than my preliminary task.

4. New skills learnt
After I finished my preliminary task I started learning new skills on how to use
Photoshop. This allowed me to improve the appearance of my Hip Hop magazine. From
me gaining experience of using Photoshop I was then able to manipulate things within
my magazine cover. The main things I learnt throughout the process was new skills on
Photoshop such as how to manipulate the size of images, how to crop images, how to
delete layers on Photoshop, how to do a screen grab.

5. Things I learnt about Hip Hop
Magazine Covers
I learnt a lot about Hip Hop magazine covers from the time I did the preliminary task to my Hip
Hop magazine. I learnt that Hip Hop magazine covers usually include a white, plain
background and similar font colours around the magazine cover. The two images below are
two magazine covers that I have analyzed after my preliminary task.

6. Hip Hop analysis
In this image I analyzed this Hip Hop magazine cover after my preliminary task.