1) By comparing initial plans and designs for a school magazine to later designs for a music magazine, the author learned how much their skills had progressed in creating visually appealing products that follow industry conventions. 2) Researching existing magazines helped the author understand what elements are expected in different types of magazines, such as appropriate content, pricing, and audiences. 3) Feedback from test audiences and analyzing magazine covers provided insights into design elements that catch readers' attention, such as prominent text and eye-catching colors, which the author incorporated into their improved second design.

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

2. In the beginning of September, we had started to research other
school magazines. We had to ask ourselves did they fit the age
range? Perfect colour schemes? And look at the codes and
conventions. At this point this had helped us see what we
needed to include in our magazine
The use of the internet and school website
helped us get information and pictures.

3. These are both of my plans for my contents and front cover for my school magazine.
Although I have not kept to my original plan, I think that this plan did really help me in seeing
what the structure would be like.

4. These are my two final designs for my school magazine. This shows me how much I have really learnt
since creating my music magazine. The colour schemes do not carry on to the contents page. The front
cover is not catch the buyers eye, as I know know that a good magazine should have eye contact. Also as
this is a school magazine and I do not think that the colours on the front cover works well as the title and
the masthead are the same colour. By looking at these two I can see how I have improved and how much
I have really learnt by making my music magazine.

5. At the beginning of November we did research
again but this time for our music magazine. We
first researched the history of music press. We
then made a chart for the different institutions
of music magazines, that showed us hoe much
they sell for, when they sell and there
circulation. After this we made a short movie on
I movie on media institution and there most
famous magazines. All of this had helped us
knowing what institution I would like my
magazine to be apart of.
Later on in November we also did a lot of
analysis of music magazine front covers
to help us look at the typical code and
conventions of a music magazine we
looked at it in depth and decided what we
like or didn’t like about that magazine.

6. In December we started looking a
type of magazine. I had picked NME
as I knew I wanted my magazine to
be based around the genre of indie. I
made a flat plan of a typical issue and
from this I could see what I needed to I started making a brain
include. storm including what
audience I would like to
attract, price range, font
styles and names.
I later made a mood board which had cutting from all
different magazines of what I liked and what I would
like to include in my own magazine. Me and Stephen
made a video with him asking my several questions
asking my about the mood board in more depth.
Here I have made three power
points on audience research,
fashion and set designs and then
my last being on styles of fonts.

7. Like my pre-lim I made plans for
my magazine. Even though I
didn’t stick to these designs they
still gave me a basic view of my
magazine.
Looking at a magazine stand like this I could
see that needed to make my magazine stand
out but still keeping to the code and
conventions. I then got three different people
and I asked them what they would like to see
in a magazine. This also helped my to see
what I needed to include in my magazine

8. Comparing the two final front covers like this really shows me how much I have developed my skill
in creating my media product. By looking at this I can see clearly at what I have learnt through the
progress such as linking in with colour schemes, making eye contacts to address my readers. By
putting a freebie or competition in the hotspot can entice more reader to buy your magazine, if you
compare that to my pre-lim you can see that I have put the freebie in the bottom right corner. From
this I have learnt what a hotspot an really do a magazine. Even through out both front covers I
have persistent colour scheme and font. I haven't used the right text colour for my pre lim. And
looked into what the audience would like to see. All of the research that I looked into for my music
magazine really taught me a lot how to entice people to my my product.