New Evaluation - Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product? (Changes in comparison to previous magazine)

I found it more useful to compare my old magazine to my new one instead of the preliminary task, due to a previous post comparing my older magazine to my preliminary task.

I feel that my new magazine is far better than my previous one as I have spent more time on perfecting it and have also followed the conventions of a typical music magazine such as "Q" or "NME". I have also focused on enhancing my colour schemes so that the same style is seen throughout and also contains more detail and looks more like a magazine found in a shop on general sale. I feel that my front page is key for this portrayal as everything has been built upon, such as the title and masthead being more convincing and appealing. Now the title has been reworked to have 3 layers which represents "Treble" and makes it stand out from the page more and will have more of a interesting look. The masthead is now larger and been completely redone to enhance the new colour scheme which makes it more eye-catching to audiences. I also feel that the headline and what is being advertised in the magazine is more attractive and furthermore will make people convinced that they will want to read the inside articles and receive the free content. I feel that "FREE THIS WEEK: 2 SIDED POSTER OF "THE UPDATES" IN THE STUDIO FOR THEIR UPCOMING ALBUM!" is a good way of advertising "The Updates" and is also a good selling point for readers of the magazine and also fans of "The Updates". People who have an interest in "Mr Williams" and his story would be roped into reading the magazine and is a sure way to raise sales as he is the magazines main feature and is covered in the two page spread.

The Contents page now looks like a official, well made contents page instead of a cheap and tacky version with little intriguing stories and news. It also contains more images than before and the whole page has been completely reinvented and now looks quirky and interesting; setting up the reader for the rest of the magazine. I feel that the dividers of each section on the new one and also the variety and depth within each article on offer really adds a freshness to the magazine and the colours make it feel vibrant and like a good read, with all the offers and short sharp information which is just what my contents needed to make it straight to the point of interest for the readers as they want to get to their preferred part of the magazine as quickly as possible. It is stark contrast to its dull, boring and bleak predecessor.

 

 

I feel that the 2 page spread has drastically improved as it now has a catchy headline which acts to draw the readers into reading the article. Moreover it has a nicely worked colour scheme that fits the conventions of a typical magazine as it keeps the four main colours throughout the magazine (green, yellow, black and blue) rather than the dull brown of the previous one and also without the badly wrote quotes, such as "I'm better than ever". Another improvement made that is absolutely crucial in a magazine is having columned writing, which did not feature at all in my last magazine and another criticism would be the font I was using for some of the text which was "Times New Roman" which is a really uninteresting font for a magazine that would instantly switch off readers attentions, therefore I chose to incorporate bold and strong writing to keep readers interested and also capture them throughout the two page spread.

To conclude this section, I feel that my new magazine has been a great improvement on my other one as it has the ability to capture the audience and also to stand out from other magazines as it follows and builds upon the typical conventions of a magazine. Unlike my old magazine that was unlike any magazine that was out there, which was why it was not held in high regard, this magazine follows a strong tie to indie/rock magazines as that was the look I wanted to achieve and to stay close to its particular style, while putting my own uniqueness into it which came across in the text and also the colours were slightly different to what you would normally see, such as green and yellow instead of the common and perhaps over used red and black "NME/Q" style that is already on the market.