Final Tasks To Do List

• Rationales
• One more Audience Profile
• Evaluation Questions
• Any post updates
• Upload final Website after improvements

February Reflection

This month I managed to complete my ancillary texts and gain feedback on the whole for all of my products. From here I made all the appropriate improvements and updated my blog with the feedback I was given in order to document the process as much as possible.

I have then uploaded all of my final pieces to my blog. However, I did not manage to get round to completing Evaluation Question 1, so I will ensure that my time in February is spent majorly on these questions.

Double Page Spread: Final Draft

Following the feedback I received on my first draft, I made several changes to my product in order to improve it's appearance and effectiveness. The first thing that my lecturer commented on was the lack on conventions featured in the double-page spread. One of the main things that I felt was missing, was a drop letter at the beginning of the article. Therefore, I decided to add this and felt like it made my article appear more realistic and professional. 

Unfortunately, my lecturer picked up on a few spelling errors, which I immediately fixed and then proofread to ensure they were correct. Lastly, my lecturer suggested adding some photo credits to the image like I had for the front cover on the contents page. I used the colour scheme of the page to place some credits within the top right-hand corner of the image. 

After making these improvements, I am now really happy with the appearance of my second draft, and feel like it is now more realistic, professional and effective.

Contents Page: Final Draft

Following the feedback I received on my first draft, I made several changes to my product in order to improve it's appearance and effectiveness. The first thing that my lecturer picked up on when reviewing my first draft, was the inconsistency within the main text of the magazine. The use of a more burgundy coloured font for 'Contents' disrupted the flow of the house theme. I agreed that altering this colour to suit the house theme would prove more attractive and effective, creating a more professional feel. Therefore, I made this change to the font. I also altered the box of the cover credits to fit with this change.

The other suggestion that my lecturer made, was to highlight the articles within the contents that appeared on the cover. I felt that this was a great idea, as if the audience wanted to look immediately at an article they viewed on the cover, they would be able to see it highlighted in a different colour.I chose to use red, as it was a colour included in my chosen colour scheme and also linked in nicely with the colour theme of the images used. 

After responding to and acting on the feedback I receive on my first draft, I am now happy with the appearance of my contents page. I feel like the improvements have cause it to appear more attractive, consistent and professional.

Billboard: Final Draft

Front Cover: Final Draft

Following the feedback I received on my first draft, I made several changes to my product in order to improve it's appearance and effectiveness. The first thing I changed was the cover lines of my front cover. My media lecturer suggested altering them to make them stand out further. To do this I used a technique I had used in my previous media work, which involved changing some of the more important words, increasing the font size and choosing a bolder font in order to attract the audience's best interest to those words, which will them cause them to look further into the cover lines. I have ensured that the fonts fully contrast by choosing one serif and another sans serif font. This means one in straighter and therefore bolder. 

Unfortunately, there were some accidental spelling errors that need amending. I made these alterations to spelling whilst making the changes that my lecturer suggested.

One of the main things that concerned me about my lecturers comments was the way in which the model's arm appeared to fade into the background on the left third of the front cover. To change this I used the shading and blending tool on photoshop to darken the area around her arm slightly. This prevented the model from fading into the background, and also made her stand out more. I ensured that despite the use of these tools, the image still appeared realistic.

By making these changes, I am now really pleased with my front cover, and believe it appears attractive and effective.

Website: First Draft

http://oliviajayne335.wixsite.com/artistamag

Main Page: Home
Hyperlinked Page 1: Magazine
Hyperlinked Page 2: Creating the Desired and Dramatic Smoky Eye Article

Billboard: First Draft

February Plan

This month I plan on creating and uploading my first ancillary text drafts. After this I plan on getting feedback on all of my first drafts in order to make any improvements that are required to ensure that my products are realistic and professional. Then, hopefully I will move forward into evaluating my work.