2. Types of research I carried out: Music magazines Fashion magazines Culture magazines Questionnaires Internet These were useful because they gave me an accurate idea of the costs of magazines and the language and photos used in magazines. These were reliable sources because they are renown, professional and successful. The questionnaires were useful because they told me what exactly my target audience wanted and expected.
3. I organised my research on my blog with labels named ‘planning’ and when looking at things such as photos and layouts, I made sure I researched a number of magazines and displayed the good and bad things about them on my blog. I researched idents, female music artists, photo shoots and photo layoutsand audiences. Drafting played a big part in finalising ideas for my magazine because it helped me see what looked good, what looked bad and gave me feedback from teachers and peers on how to improve. The audience feedback was very helpful because it told me what people would like to see inside my magazine, e.g. Album reviews, new music and tour information. It gave me advice and ideas on how to improve the layout of my contents page, which I was struggling with. Gaining audience feedback has taught me how to handle constructive criticism and take it into account. I felt I was organised throughout the course. The only time I felt unorganised was a time period of two weeks or so after we received our drafts back that I was without a computer at home where I was doing my work.
4. I worked independently which I enjoyed because I could take control and only had to rely on myself. However I worked closely with two close friends also working on individual prints and we helped each other with advice, photo shop and ideas. My research was presented in blog posts. I did a mood board on the general feel of my magazine but everything else was presented on my blog in paragraphs and pictures.
