Preliminary task

Preliminary Task (Print)

 How well does your preliminary task fulfill the brief? 

The front cover has appropriately laid out text and a masthead, as stated in the brief.It is also clearly a school magazine from the photo of someone working and the school colour of green is in the font. I may not have been accurate with the medium close up, because the image isn't close enough. I also made a contents page.

What obstacles did you overcome to complete this task?

I struggled with choosing an appropriate image, as I wanted it to look as much like a school magazine as possible. I overcame this by deciding to take a photo of someone working as I think this makes it look like a school magazine.

How could you have improved the production values of your preliminary task?

There are a lot of things i know I could have dome to improve my preliminary task. The main thing being that I worked on publisher and I think I could do a much better job on Photoshop. The front cover looks very boring and unappealing to read.To improve this I could take photos in more interesting locations, such as outside and maybe use a different person for the front cover and the contents page. I could also improve the images buy getting better lighting and making sure the image was fully focused where I wanted it to be. I am most unimpressed with the contents page and I defiantly plan on making it more interesting for the main task. I do however like the font I used.

What tutorials did you use in order to complete your preliminary task?

I didn't use any tutorials to complete this task, however I plan on following some on how to use Photoshop to prepare me for the main task.

What important lessons have you learnt in preparation for completing your main task?

I have learnt to spend more time on the quality of the image and to lay out the front cover in a more appealing, professional way. I also learnt that in order to create a magazine that looks good I will need to use Photoshop instead of publisher.