Progression

Preliminary Final cover

LayoutThe layouts are completely different, the preliminary task didn't have an order to it and parts were missing from it e.g. Barcode and date/issue number. The final cover, has everything on it and is a lot brighter, making it more eye-catching and therefore is more appealing. It is very ordered and this makes it easier to read, yet again making it more appealing. The image is to the right of the page, leaving text on the left hand side, which means the left third rule is used.

FontsThe fonts on the final cover are a lot bolder and bigger than the ones on the preliminary cover, this makes it easier to read and more appealing to the target audience. They are clearly visible, unlike the ‘prom hits the paper’ text on the preliminary task, this makes the final cover better for reading at a distance, to catch the persons eye.

ColoursThe preliminary task cover has a very limited amount of dull colours, including a bluey colour and a redy colour, these aren't appealing, it also doesn’t have a background, unlike the final cover, which has a faded colour, from black to light blue, this makes it stand out and then the white text becomes really visible and it fits in the brand identity. The preliminary cover has images with a background and that takes up a lot of the page, as there is two pictures, where as the final cover has one picture and that has had the background cropped out, using Photoshop cs5.5, this then takes up less of the page and stands out more from the background.

Photography and mise-en-sceneAs the theme was prom on the preliminary task, the clothing used, was prom suits, the setting; prom and the lighting was high key, to make the day have a happy and nice feeling to it. Low angle shots were used, this is because the students were leaving school, this means they are the top of all students and therefore the low angle shot makes them look powerful. The final cover has the model/artist wearing modern ‘trendy’ clothes, that you associate with the hip-hop genre, this makes it stereotypical and conventional. The background was cut out, so the setting isn’t needed.

ConventionsThe clothing that the artist/model is wearing in the final cover, is very conventional of the hip-hop genre, as he is wearing the exact same as what you associate hip-hop with. He is also black, which is also conventional of the hip-hop genre. The preliminary task, is semi-conventional, as it is bland, so isn’t conventional as a magazine, but its about school, which is dull and bland.

Left third Large font for the masthead

Stereotypical clothing of the Hip-Hop genre

Colours of fonts that stand out from the background

Preliminary Final Contents

LayoutThe layouts are completely different, the preliminary task had the images on the left, wit h the text on the right and it was all very close

together and looked too ordered, where as the final contents page is much more spaced out and is a lot more aesthetically pleasing an easier to read. It uses the left third rule, to good effect and this is what you see first.

FontsThe fonts on the final contents are different to the preliminary task, this is because the preliminary task was aimed at a different audience, there

fore was a lot blander, this makes the final contents a lot more appealing and as a result the fonts stand out a lot more and are visually more appealing.

ColoursThe preliminary task contents has no colour, apart from black and white, this isn’t appealing, unlike the final contents, which has a faded colour,

from black to light blue, this makes it stand out and then the white text becomes really visible and it fits in the brand identity. The bright yellow box, stands out well and then people will be attracted to it and then they will be intrigued to find out more about the subscription.

Image editingThe final contents has three pictures, two of which have had the backgrounds cut out, this is because they were plain and were taking up space.

But the other image has a background, which has been brightened up and made more vibrant, making it stand out and more appealing.

Photography and mise-en-sceneThe final contents has the model/artist wearing modern ‘trendy’ clothes, that you associate with the hip-hop genre, this makes it stereotypical

and conventional. The background was cut out, so the setting isn’t needed. The others hoodies on, fitting in with the genre.

ConventionsThe clothing that the artist/model is wearing in the final contents, is very conventional of the hip-hop genre, as he is wearing the exact same as

what you associate hip-hop with. He is also black, which is also conventional of the hip-hop genre. The others are wearing hoodies, this is also conventional, but isn’t as stereotypical as ‘Riley’. The preliminary task, is semi-conventional, as it is bland, so isn’t conventional as a magazine, but its about school, which is dull and bland.

How my skills have improvedSince the preliminary task, my skills have improved drastically, I have started to add different colours, that are used to attract the audience to the magazine, it is also used to create a brand identity for my magazine name. I have also introduced a range of different visual layout techniques, for example I used the left third technique to get the main information noticed. It is also a lot more conventional of the genre it is aimed at, so this shows that my research and knowledge of the genres has grown and improved, this is so that it is more appealing to my target audience, so they are more likely to buy my magazine. I have thought about my use of fonts and amount of text, to appeal to my target audience and making it more conventional of the genre the magazine is aimed at.

Overall I think that I have improved my magazine a lot, making it more appealing to the target audience and more conventional of the genre, this has been done through my research and planning of my magazine and its genre.