Task | How well was it done | What I learnt |
Analysis of adverts | Quite well and quite thorough- two magazines were analysed, one fashion one gardening | What to look for in a magazine front cover and what attracts different audiences |
Front cover representation | I identified all of the different points that are represented on a front cover and what makes a good representation and what is not | How front cover representation is important of how you represent your front cover story and how it can affect audiences views on them |
Preliminary task | This was done moderately well, but I could’ve used more detail. I wrote the different font types I could use and different year groups I could aim my magazine at, then the summary | I learnt how in detail a reader profile has to be, and all of the different factors you have to consider before making a magazine |
Questionnaire (school magazine) | The questionnaire for the school magazine was done in a series of 7 questions that were in depth for the research I needed to do. I should have used more questions to find out more specific information about my audience | How to identify my audience and what they would like to see in a school magazine, which is important as I gave my questionnaires out to students |
Questionnaire analysis (school magazine) | This was done as a summary of the answers of my questionnaire, and was done quite thoroughly as it could also be seen as my reader profile | I learnt how to use the answers I found from my questionnaire and put them into a summary which would be easier to understand in the long run |
Practise photographs | I took several pictures of different people in different places around the school | I learnt that the different lighting and the background of a picture is vital if you want the front cover to look effective and professional |
Rough plan of front cover and contents page | I did this by hand on paper, with notes around the edge of it to analyse each part. | I learnt that doing a few rough plans before starting the actual magazine design is important as you can experiment and see that some ideas don’t work, and can how progressing your ideas onto paper is vital to make the magazine image look professional |
Final magazine cover and contents page | The final magazine cover and contents page was done on Fireworks. | I learnt how to make a professional looking front cover and contents page using Fireworks, and how experimenting with different styles is vital if you want to attract the right audience |
School magazine evaluation | This was done under 3 bullet points of what went well, what didn’t go so well and things to improve. | I learnt that evaluating my own work is vital as |
Questionnaire (music magazine) | I done 10 questions on survey monkey and also done paper versions of it to give out to people | How to use the right questions to identify and create a reader profile |
Questionnaire analysis (music magazine) | I wrote this on word as a summary of the results I had from my questionnaire. I put some of the answers into bar charts to make it more easier to understand | I learnt what to put in my reader profile and what my magazine front cover needs to represent, and also what the audience wants |
Reader profile (music magazine) | The reader profile was done well, with a picture of the typical reader of my magazine and their interests. | I learnt how your questionnaire answers are vital in finding the right reader profile, and how images can help you organise/plan your magazine and the audience it needs to attract |
What skills do I need to improve?
The skills I need to improve are in Fireworks, as I do know how to make my magazine cover look quite professional, but I just need to know how to apply this and make it high grade. Also, I need to progress my use of Prezi and Slideshare.