I believe it was extremely useful to have
conducted the preliminary task before we moved onto our music magazine
assignment as it helped us learn basic Photoshop skills (Question
6) and conventions
of a front cover and contents page. It also gave us a chance to learn from our
mistakes so that we didn't make as many in the final task. Looking at both of these pieces of
work together I can see how my work has developed for the better.
My music magazine follows the conventions of its form more so than my college magazine front cover. For example, the framing on my image for 'Wyke Monthly' is breaking the classic conventions of a magazine front cover but not in a good way. All though it is sometimes better to challenge existing conventions of form, the framing for a front cover should be a mid-shot or close-up. I believe this framing also impacted negatively on the position of my sub-headings (article titles) as it did not allow me much room for placement without covering too much of my main image. I feel that the colours of my masthead, specifically the 'Wyke' part, clashed too much with the grass in the main image and would not catch the attention of potential readers which would not make my magazine look appealing.
Looking at the front cover for my music magazine, I believe it is obvious to see how my knowledge and ability has increased greatly. For example, I have used the conventional framing (medium close-up) for my main image which allows my sub-headings to be placed accordingly. I have stuck with the conventional three colours (black, red and white) against my complimentary, plain white background.
I wouldn't change anything about my college
magazine because, although I made a fair few mistakes, it taught me what not to
do when I came to producing my music magazine which, in the end, is a more important
piece of work.
