Evaluation

Olivia media from hannahsweeney6

Final front cover

Above is my finished final front cover.

Final contents page

Above is my final contents page.

Final double page spread

Above here is my final double page spread.

7th Feb 2013- Feedback from first proof.

Today we had to print off the first proofs of out front page, contents page and double page spread. We did this so that we could give each other feedback and constructive criticisms to improve our work. We were to work in pairs and go with a mark scheme to look at what was expected to what had been produced. I worked in a group of three meaning i got two sets or mark schemes with two sets of feedback.
From looking at both sets of feedback, both of the comments seem to be reffering to the same aspect. They both wrote for my improvements to perhaps change the image or more cover lines on my front page to stop any confusion of it looking like a fashion magazine. As it is my 1st proof i had intented on putting more cover lines on it anyway as as it is now, it is too simple and bare.
The two feedbacks also mentioned the best aspects of my magazine which were that my contents page and double page spread looked realistic and that the glitter i have included in the background is very effective.

Double page spread- 1st Proof

GOOD; Again i felt like putting the glitter background in to promote more consistancy in my magazine. I also as mentioned in the previous post on the 1st proof of my contents page, allow my magazine to look like a one off special tribute to my exclusive celebrity. I like the positioning of the article boxes and believe that they create enough space for a good enough length for a exclusive interview. I also like the images used on my double page spread as the one on the left relates to the music genre and the small one on the right makes the magazine look more realistic.

IMPROVEMENTS; For the improvements on my double page spread i want to make the background for the main titles more white as they look a bit greyish. I also need to position and enlarge the text box on the left as some of the writing has been cut out. The text box on the right side could also be improved by moving it over slightly so it isnt hanging over. I will make these improvements for my final piece.

Contents Page- 1st Proof.

GOOD; I thought that i needed to include the glitter background throughout to create consistancy for the look of my magazine. I also like the positioning of my editors note and the psitioning of my contents box. Looking at past magazines taught me to include the magazine masthead on the contents page also because it creates a familiar layout that people are used to looking at. The image is the main vocal point because i wanted to make sure my main celebrity was the focus of the magazine like a one of tribute to the celebrity.

IMPROVEMENTS; The things i would improve on are making the wirting in the contents box smalle and adding more possible titles. I would also like to make the 'contents' wirting a lot more clearer becuase right not i think it blends in with the background meaning its not really as visable as i would want it.

Front page- 1st proof.

GOOD- 1st proof of my magazine;So far i like the way it has turned out. My favourite part about it is the glitter background along with the sparkly masthead. I like the way the two work together and create a look so that they link togther. The glitter also contain the five of six colours i choose for my house style which are pink, purple, yellow, green and blue. I think that these colours apart of this glitter background add to make my magazine more girly which links to my teenage girl target audience. The image i choose doesnt seem much in touch with music and can appear to seem like a fashion magazine, however i believe this photo was best to use as i like how the colours of the lipgloss and the denim jacket go with the masthead and background.

IMPROVEMENTS; Looking at the outcome i have here, i would like to make a few improvements such as; making the cover lines stand out more by maybe putting them in a white box or making the text a bit bigger and bolder. I would also like to include some form of selling line for my magazine which i struggled to decide where i would put it and what i would want it to be. These improvements will be included in my final piece.

Double page spread article questions/final piece.

Below i have shown the questions that i have decided on to include in my double page spread to feature in my exclusive celebrity interview. For my target audience i had to keep the questions simple and appropriate so that they where suitable. Unlike other magazines such as NME their type is very formal/serious and they wouldn't be age appropriate for young teenage girls. 

-When did you know you wanted to be a famous pop musician?

-Has your journey to the top been difficult? If so, how? And if you had the chance how would you change it?

-You were and still are very young. Do you think this has put you at a disadvantage?

-You say knew you wanted to be a celebrity from a young age, how would you have known?

-Where do you see yourself in five years time?

-Who do you aspire to be like?

-Well we wish you the very best of luck and thank you.

Final coverlines

On my front page i have only decided to include a few cover lines for my 1st proof as i don't want to overload it too much. If i were to put too much on the front cover it may create a hectic mess resulting in readers getting confused and not wanting to buy or read the magazine.

The three i have included are;

- Which pop artist are you? Find out inside.

- A free single of any desired POP artist...Apply inside.

-TARA BUTLER (with quote)- "I will dazzle the music industry".

I may decide after my first proof that i do want to incorporate more cover lines instead of just the three i have included above. I thought making it simple at first then adding more as i wanted would make it a lot easier then putting a load onto the front cover and becoming over crowed with out any room on the page to work with. 

Final Masthead.

Below here is my final masthead design. I have included a few more sparkles from the first original design which i think work well this is as it adds more emphasis on the sparkle linking it to my teenage girl target audience. This masthead is now ready to go on to my front page. This means i can now start to work on my magazine working around the masthead so that is all links and go together.

First masthead attempt with image.

Above here i have shown an image i edited on paint.net with my masthead. This look has no relevance to the design i want for my magazine, it was just an end result after messing with the effects and adjustments tools on the paint.net software. Practicing like this allows me to see what i can and cant work with. Clearly, this photo does not work well, this is as the red colour towards the top of the image and the pink of the masthead clash resulting in the masthead being very un-readable. I don't like the edit on the photo itself as it doesn't go with my girly theme for my target audience of young girls. The edit is very retro and not current which is the look i'm going for.

Double page spread article ideas/questions.

Below here i am going to come up with a list of questions that i could use in my article to my exclusive celeb then after i will pick several that i think are best and in a few days will decide on the final questions for my article. The questions may change slightly for the final piece but will be along the same lines.

Question; Are you enjoying your fame so far?

Question; You're only quite young, does the big world scare you?

Question; When did you know you wanted to be a famous pop musician?

Question; Does it feel good to hear people scream your name?

Question; Who do you aspire to be like?

Question; Where do you see yourself in five years time?

Question; Hoe does it feel to be noticed over in america?

Question; How has your journey been to the top? would you change it in any way?

Question; Do you think being so young puts you at a disadvantage?

Question; Have you changed in anyway to become more famous?

Cover line ideas.

Below i will think and look for the best cover line ideas for the front cover of my magazine. For cover lines on my front pagesa i will have to make sure i look at have a magazine selling line, a puff and a pug and then some extras so that it wasnt too bare, but ive got to be careful so that i dont over load it.

Possible PUFF ideas;

- EXCLUSIVE interview with '********' inside.

- '********' REVEALS ALL

- SHOCK '********' TELLS SECRET!

- '********' exclusive to GLITZ

- '********' "QUOTE"
                  ^^^^^^^
Quote Ideas;

-"I was born with music in me"

-"I was born to be on stage"

-"Music choose me"

-"Im just living the dream"

-"I will dazzle the music industry"

Possible PUGG ideas;

- WIN FREE HOLIDAY

-TAKE PART IN OUR WEEKLY PRIZE TO WIN

-WHAT ARTIST ARE YOU? Quiz weekly.

-WIN a free single of any desired artist! Apply inside.

Masthead design

Above i have started to work on my masthead. This is just something i came up with on paint.net using the glitter tool. The masthead font itself i produced on word then taking it from word i added it to paint.net to allow me to edit it and use all the different effects. All along, i have wanted to add some form of glittery effect as it would signify to the viewer loads of different connotations in that its fun, pretty, party-esk etc. I think it would go/relate to the masthead itself as it is called 'Glitz'. Also i think in adding this effect it relates to my target audience as it is girly, and fun. The colour also goes with my audience as pink is stereotypical to girls. The font I think comes off very simple and also quite formal but then with the added glitter, it allows the masthead to be a bit of both informal anf formal.

Edited photography.

Below is where i have edited just three photos to show that i have tried using the effect tools on paint.net. I didnt use any of these in my final piece as i didnt really like how they turned out. 

 

Photo 1.
In this photo i have used a photo of my mom to show the contrast of colour and black and white.On the left side i have brightened the image and on the right i have clearly changed it to black and white. This was my first attempt, i dont think this edit is relevent and it doesnt go with my magazine.





Photo 2.
Above here i have the edit colour space. Again here, i was just testing out what i could use and getting to know the different edits. This edit i found does not go with my magazine as it is very 60's. It also looks very psychedelic which again does not fit with the genre of my magazine.


 

Photo 3.
I did actually want to use this edit as the start of my creation for my double page spread on the left paqe. However, because i want to add a background i dont think the brown shadow would look right so i wont include this. I do however like this edit it just doesnt fit in with my ideas.

 

Further original photography.

 Below here is photos that i have taken, I have taken loads so that i have a large range of photos to choose from when selecting my photos going on my magazine. In pink i will highlight some photos i am thinking of choosing;

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Photo 4.<  < I like this photo here as it looks like a music
magazine with the pose style and the way you can se the guitar.
 I also like the way it looks like there is
movement in the image as she is leaning foward.
 

  
 

Photo 5.





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Photo 7. < I like this image a lot for my front cover as
i think the pose and angle of the camera looks very professional.
 I also like the bluedenim and pink lipgloss as i links
 to my colour scheme.





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Photo 10.< I like this image to use possibly on
my contents page or double page spread. I like
it because i can cut the background and make it look
like the celebrity has been papped on a shopping trip.

 

Photo 11.



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Photo 13.