Marcia School Magazine Evaluation

Purpose and audience.
What were you trying to communicate to your audience in the terms of image?By using the images I used I was trying to get across to the audience information about the different lessons and the different work that is produced. This give the magazine a positive ideology of the school, making it appear as successful school. What extent did you achieve it?I achieve this to an extent of getting the information about the different work people have produced across to the readers.

Research.
How did your research help you to achieve your final version of the preliminary exercise? On my front cover the research I did was helpful to my final piece I studied different magazines to get ideas from them and put the ideas I found and changed them to fit my magazine.On the contents page I used a simple layout and easy to follow like most magazines.What research do you think would have helped you achieve better results?I could have used more information from the questionnaire that I produced so that people could have a say what went into the magazine.

Planning.
How did your planning help you to achieve your final version of preliminary exercise?I used my draft to help me change and improve my magazine because I drafted the magazine out first and then found ways I could improve it by then re-drawing the magazine so that it looked better. Also on my contest page I planned it out as a list of pages but I thought about the design and decided to put the list into a table to make the layout of the magazine clearer to the audience.What planning do you think would have helped you achieve better results?
The plan I did I could have improved the layout out more and tried to set it out more exciting and more individual instead of boring and the same as other magazines.

Images.
What do you think about your images?The images I have used make my magazine more interesting and more eyes catching for the audience I am aiming the magazine at.How could they be improved?I could have improved the magazines images by being more precise with the image taking and being more efficient with the placing with the images on my magazine.What do you think of the costume/muse-en-scene in your images?I think that the costume of the images I have used makes the magazine more really and helps the audience know what they school works like and what people have produced.Were they suitable for the purpose and audience of your magazine?The images I have used are effective for the magazine because I used my questionnaire to see what students wanted to see in the magazine and took that information and added the pictures to what the students said they wanted to see.What problems did you encounter taking/obtaining/using them?The problems I had was the taking of the pictures because I had to go round the school asking teachers if I could and take the images and another problem was trying to get the good images for the magazine and making sure there good enough for the magazine cover.What would you do next time to eliminate/ease these problems?I could take more time in the taking of the images and making sure that the images are all well taken and not got too much movement in the shots.

Language and tone of address.
How effective is your use of language and tone of address?The language I have used could have been chattier for the magazine readers because the magazine is aimed at the students of the school.How could it be improved?
I could of improved it by making the magazine sound more like its been produced by a student instead of a formal magazine.

Fonts.
What do you think about your use of fonts?I have used the same font all the way though the magazine to make the magazine easier to read the only though font I have used is for the main title for the magazine because I wanted the title to stand out.How could they be improved?I could have used more interesting fonts instead of boring ones.

Other presentational devices.
How effectively have you used presentational devices in your product?I could have used more presentational devices in my work to make the magazine look and sound better to make the audience have more interest in the magazine.What will you use in your main exercise?To design a school magazine that is targeted at the students of the school.

Layout.
Did you add the rules of thirds?Yes, I used the rule of thirds because I found it easier to set out the magazine using this rule.How is your layout effective?The layout I have used helps the readers understand more and makes the magazine easier to read for the audience.How could it be improved?I could improve the layout by setting the magazine out more like other magazine to make it look of effective.

Front cover.
What is the most effective aspect of your front cover?The most effective aspect of the magazine cover is the images I have used the images show the work that students have produced and show the audience the good standard of work that the school produces.What is the least effective aspect of your front cover?The least effective aspect of my front cover is some of the information I have used to tell the audience about the school.What would you do next time to eliminate/ease these problems?I would tell the audience about the school but in more detail so they can understand more about the school.

Contents page.
What is the most effective aspect of your contents page?The most effective aspect of my contents page is the information I have given about what’s inside of the magazine and what information the audience can find out about.What is the least effective aspect of your contents page?The least effective part of the contents page is the schools website situated at the bottom of the page.What would you do next time to eliminate/ease these problems?To eliminate the problem I would add more information at the bottom of the page to make the contents page more interesting.

House style.
How effectively do your front cover and contents page work together?I have added the schools logo in the same page on both of the pages to bring them together a bit also I have used the same colours for both to bring them together more.How could they compliment each other more?They could by putting some images on the bottom of the contents page to bring them together more.

Market research.
What did your target audience think of your front cover?They said that they like the front cover but I could have improved the contents page because it’s too bland.According to your market research, how could your produce have been improved?They said that I could have added more colour into the contents page because it doesn’t have very much colour on the contents page.

You use technology in production.
How have you used technology to research plan and construct your product?
I have used the internet for the research to get information about different magazines; also I have used a camera to take the images for the magazine.What were the benefits of using technology?It’s much easier to find information about different magazines and it would have been difficult to get images with out the use of technology.What problems did you encounter and how would you ease each of these?The problem which I had was the image taking for the camera it wasn’t taking the photo very well at first so I had to change the camera.What is the most sophisticated aspect of your production?The most sophisticated part of the front cover production was the use of the camera and taking the photos which I needed for the magazine.How did you achieve it?I achieve it by being steady with the camera whist taking the pictures which I needed.

Time management.
How effective was your time management?My time management wasn’t very good for the photo taking but was good for the production of my front cover and contents page.What aspects took longer than expected and should not be left to the last minute?The most time I took for the production for the magazine was getting the photos for the front cover.What will be your personal targets to help you make the best use of your time management in the main exercise?The target I will set is not to leave the taking of the pictures I need until last I need to get the images near the start of the production of a magazine.

Lessons to be learnt.
What is your biggest success?The success I had was with the front cover because of the good images I got for it with the use of technology.What was your biggest difficulty in producing your text?The most difficult thing producing the magazine was getting the information about what the students wanted in the magazine.Overall, what lessons have you learnt about producing print texts that you will ensure are priorities during your main exercise?I have learnt that I need to use my time well and not leave important information that I need to get and understand until last, I should have got the information at the start of the project.
How well prepared do you feel to start your main exercise?I feel prepared to start the main exercise because I have learnt different thing so that I can improve my work for the main project.