Evaluating My Draft Magazine (Self Assessment)..

After producing my draft front cover, I new a lot of things could be changed and improved. Firstly my masthead was very weak and needed to be more relevant to the genre of my magazine. The colours didn't work well together and the font was poor. It needed to be bolder because it doesn't have a big enough impact.The colour scheme also needs changing because the colours contrast too much and are not realistic because they are not commonly used in other conventional magazines. The features need to be more definite and bolder and I don't like the logo and where it is positioned. I may not have a logo on my final magazine because it takes away the focus from other features. I will also change the image because I am having a different artist for my double page spread.

 I will also change the image on this page as well. I don't like the use of the drumsticks because they are unrealistic and uncommon in other magazines. The layout is also very weak so I will look at style models from other magazines I get inspiration from. I also need to change the images because I don't think they are positioned correctly on the page. The cutting out could be better and boxes would work better.

For the double page spread I need to make my interview longer. I need to cut down my first paragragh and improve the answers and questions. The layout is better on these pages although improvements can still be made. The images will also need to be changed as I am changing the artist and the cutting out must also be improved. The pages also lack impact so images must be experimented with. I will also use more colour and look at style models for more ideas.

Double Page Spread Draft..

This is my draft version of my double page spread. I am not completely happy with it and I think that  lot of improvements can be made. I think the layout works quite well but to improve it I would use different pictures and maybe add more text. I also think that the cutting tool on photoshop should be used once again to improve the cutting out of the images. I like how the black and white images relate to my colour palette and I think the heading and border was successful.

Contents Page Draft..

This is my final draft version of my contents page. I think that the layout could be improved and I don't think the white background works very well with the text and image. I think the large image in the centre of the page is successful although the images around the page would need to be changed. I think the logo works well with the font if the masthead but the main change that I would make is the layout of the page. For my final magazine I may decide to use boxes so that the reader can focus on individual areas of the page.

Producing the Contents Page...

This is just a screenshot of me in the process of making my contents page. At this point I was experimenting where to put the text and images. I was also deciding what images and font to use. I think the colour palette works quite well I like the font of the heading.

Front Cover Draft...

This is my final draft version of my front cover. Improvements can be made such as the colour of my background and font type. I like the location of the image but the features on my page could be altered. I like the border at the bottom of the page and the Masthead works quite well but I will definitely think about the choice of font and layout of the features on my front cover.