Evaluation Q7

This is the final part of my evaluation and the question was Q7 Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
 

Evaluation Q6

This is my evidence for the sixth question of my evaluation.

Evaluation Q4&Q5

This is my answer to the fourth and fifth questions of my evaluation.

Evaluation Q6 Evidence

These are just some of the changes that I have added to my product to improve it. The skyline and footer are created by a combination of the shape tool and the text tool. The other changes were all made by one tool.

Evaluation Q3

This is my answer to the third question of my evaluation about my music magazine.

Evaluation Q2

Evaluation Q2 How does your media product represent particular social groups?

My product represents a variety of social groups as this magazine can appeal to an audience from any of the classes covered by the NRS Social Grade table but it mainly would be purchased by people from C1 down to E as this is the majority of people who can afford the magazine and would be interested in buying it to keep up with the subject of my magazine which is British music. It would still appeal to Middle class people if they wanted a cheap way to keep up with the British music scene but it is less likely to be bought by people in the upper middle class as they would not be associated with buying music magazines.

I used the colors red, white and blue to attract a British audience because British music is the focus of my magazine and this would be noticeable because of the use of these colours on the contents page and the double page spread as well as the front cover to make it a house style and to make the audience realise it is British with the masthead and the skyline on the front cover.

My research into demographics and the socio economic table helped me as I was able to make my product that would appeal to a larger target audience and be affordable for all while providing value for money.

I chose the hoodie because it reinforces the British image.

1st Question Evaluation

This is my answer to the question  In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? 

5th draft DPS

I have added to the article to make it more revealing which would appeal to the audience as they want to find out as much as they can about artists.

4th draft DPS

I noticed that I hadn't changed the color of one of the questions and changed this so that it looked like it was the same as the questions and not qa third speaker.

3rd draft DPS

I have changed the color of the text to distinguish who is speaking in the interview and have changed the style of the headline so that it seems to flow across the page

2nd Draft DPS

I am going to change the style of the headline and color of some of the text so that the audience can tell who is speaking 

1st draft DPS

This is my first draft of my double page spread and I am going to put my pull quote in bold 

feedback actions in progress

I am implementing the changes that were recommended by my peers and teacher and I think that I could improve massively

Teacher feedback

http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/jack-kearton-waters/5015364/?ref=link
This is the link to the teachers feedback

Peer Feedback - Emily Devlin

Strengths:
You have followed all conventions well and made a good layout.

Areas for improvement:
I think your images need to be clearer and the writing has been cut off on the left hand side which needs improving and maybe have some colors that don't clash as much?

Peer Feedback - Sarah Vause

Strengths - The colour scheme works well together as it continues from your front page. Good pictures included as well as captions and page numbers. Also I like that you set out the actual contents of your magazine into a collum it makes it easy to read.

Areas for improvement: I think that you could organise you're pictures better so you don't have large empty spaces. Possibly include other things such as subscription ad etc. Also add boxes around the images or text to make them stand out more.

feedback by Thomas Powers

your contents page looks really well designed and you have taken your time positioning everything on the page, you have also made sure to choose pictures reverent to your genre although you have not really use your own images and you have repeated the same artist in a different image.
you also could consider making your text bolder to make it stand out against the background, you could also place a border around the images to make them stand out more

4th draft contents page

I have added another two images to make my contents page more conventional.

3rd draft contents page

This is my second draft and I like it but I need to have another image to be more conventional.

2nd draft contents page

I will put a red box around the letter from the editor to make the text stand out more highlighting the importance of this as an introduction to the rest of the magazine.

1st draft contents page

This is my first draft of the contents page. I will add more images to make it more conventional.

Feedback link

http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/jack-kearton-waters/3723683/?ref=link

Response to feedback

Looking at the peer feedback I have recieved I have noticed that I need to change my text alignment so that it does not overlap the image.

Something else that I have noticed is that I need to put more detail  on my posts and describe what the post is and why I have featured certain things on my blog

Peer Feedback- Shaun

Name of person giving feedback: Shaun Welsh

Overall assessment of blog: Overall the blog has some good work throughout and is structured quite nicely. One thing I noticed is the font on some things are a bit small, but not too big of a problem as I didn't have to strain my eyes or install a camera's optical zoom function to read it.

Stengths of front cover: The image used is quite good and the model's costume links well with the name of the magazine. Also there is good use of conventions such as the plug.

Areas for improvement: Some text could do with some better alignment and the QR code doesen't need so much white around it. If it had any more white i could safely say it was a marshmallow. Also the background could look more solid and natural to make the magazine cover look more proffessional.

Peer Feedback: Isabel

Your blog is ok. Maybe you could make some more moodboards/ just add extra things such as colour scheme ideas to make your blog have more posts. Your analysis of images is good as it shows the work you put in. To improve your front cover I would make the mast head bigger, pull the plug down and try align the "BW's next big band..." and "Jeff goes solo" with each other.
A good thing abotu your front cover is that you have sticked to teh 3 colour rule and used a skyline.

Peer Feedback

My Name: Elizabeth Finlay

From your previous drafts it is clear that you have made significant progress towards your final draft. However there are some elements of improvments. For example; I would change the text size/layout so that it does not overlap the image. This would make your cover look more proffeshional.
I would also add more images on the cover so that it looks more realistic. (they don't have to be massive; just some little ones to support the headlines.) I am also not so clear over which headline is the main headline and this may be confusing for some readers.
Your magazine needs to be instantly recognisable for what genre it is however this is not so clear at first glance.
I like the use of the grey against the white as this adds major contrast. I alos like the main image that you have taken, and the fonts that you have used.
You have made so much great progress, but with a little more work this could look fab! :) well done!

Peer Feedback

Joe Bryant

Your blog is good as you have completed all the tasks however it could do to add some photos or videos to make your blog a bit more lively as it is mainly text. Also some of the videos you have put on explain why you like them or how you've taken any inspiration from them. Also just make sure you exaplain in detail everything you have put on your blog wether it be videos, photos or mood boards.

Your front cover is good, the medium close up image works really well and you have used the three color scheme which well, however it may be useful to use another colour rather than purple because it doesn't really work with the blue, maybe use a red as then it could represent the red, white and blue of the Great Brittish flag. Also maybe add some more photos to your front cover as many rock magazines tend to use alot of images on their covers rather than just one.