I learned several skills from completing preliminary tasks that improved my final magazine product. The preliminary tasks familiarized me with new tools and gave insight into magazine layout and design. They also allowed me to identify weaknesses in my first attempt, such as a lack of variety in fonts. Completing the full task helped me expand my Photoshop and design skills to create a higher quality product that better targeted the intended audience. Feedback received throughout the process was extremely valuable for understanding what readers want from magazines.

1. Question7
Lookingback to yourpreliminarytask,whatdoyoufeel thatyouhave learntinthe progressionfrom
it to the full product?
I feel thatthe preliminarytaskswhereextremelyhelpful.Itfirstlyfamiliarisedme withsome of the
toolsI had notusedbefore,anditalsogave me some insightintohow magazineswork,andhow the
layoutisparticularlyimportant.Thisoverall,wasextremelyhelpful,anditallowedme toimprove by
myself overtime.
Duringmy preliminarytask,itwasclearthat my magazine wasextremelybasicanddidnotstandout
much againstothers.Also,duringthe preliminarytasks,Ifeltitwaseasypickingthe genre,however,
withthe actual task;I was able touse myskillstofocuson attractingthat genre inmany different
ways.
I feel like myknowledge of Photoshophasexpandedaswell.Aspreviouslymentionedinquestion6,
I am nowable to effectivelyuse the rulerandgridlines,inordertomake sure everythinginplace.
My general Photoshopskillshave alsoimprovedduringmypreliminarytask,inthe sense that
althoughIhad some intermediate knowledge,withthe helpof mypreliminarytasks,Ifoundmore
efficientwaystodothings,andultimatelyspeeduptime.Duringmypreliminarytask,Itwasalso
clearthat I had usedverybasicfonts.I tendedtouse fontsthat were basic,anddidnot reallyhave
much variety.Now,Ihave managedtouse sitessuch as DaFont,and expandedmyfontbase,making
the magazine more attractive tocertainaudiences,andultimatelycatchtheireye.Whenyou
compare my preliminarytasktomy final pieces,youcansee thatI have learnta lot,and managedto
expandmyskill set.Thisisreallyvaluable becauseoverall,ItfeelslikeIhave beenable tomature the
qualityof mymagazine.
I have alsolearnedthatthe feedbackisveryimportant.Althoughitisextremelyconvenienttopick
see yourtarget audience,andtoan extent,how toattract them, I feel thatthe groupwork,and
directlygettingfeedbackthroughmarketresearchandonlinesurveyshasreallyimprovedmy
knowledge of howthe readersliketheirmagazinestobe.
Overall,Ialsobelieve thatbecause of the low qualityshotsthatIhave done previouslyinmy
preliminarytasks,whichalsohappenedtohave poorlighting,duringthe final task;Iwas able to
rectifythese,andhave the bestcameraqualitypossible.