Evalution - Progression from Preliminary Task.

My first creation was my school magazine. I used basic techniques to put it together, such as a plain masthead from word art on an apple mac. Then I used one main image with  coverlines surrounding it. This creates an easy route for the eye. You immediately look at the masthead then follow through to the image. The image has a white background so it makes it bold and eye-catching. I added alot of icons at the bottom for sterotypical advertising which follows the main look of a magazine. I use coverlines that would appeal to a school for example activities happening throughout and an interesting story on a student who attends there. To give this look to my school magazine i downloaded adobe photoshop to create the look of the image.

Moving on from my preliminary task I used a few of the same techniques to create my music magazine. Whereas i changed a few as I felt it could be more imaginative and to show that i had made a better understanding of what conventions needed to be used. Looking at other magazines relating to the chosen genre made by my target audience I bettered my research skills and could relate my magzine to them.

I used my premliminary task to overall improve skills so I can add these into my music magazine and prgress further and show a contrast between both magazines. I also feel that doing my preliminary task I got a basic feel of what needed to be included in a magazine and what areas need to be stressed throughout these different genres.