Monday, 2 May 2011
Possible Improvements/changes to my final work
Front Cover
One possible change/improvement I could make if I was to make my produt again would be to add a effect into the background of my main image. This effect could be splatters of paint or a brick wall effect. I would do these effects on Photoshop using the brush tool, or I would use an image of a brick wall and change the opacity of the image, in order to make it look faint. If I was to use paint splatters, I would make it red so it sticks with the red, white and black theme. If the paint had a drip effect, it could be interpreted as blood, which could fit the theme of rock/heavy metal music.
Another change I could make would be by adding more secondary images and coverlines. This could help attrack more of my target audience as there would be a wider variety of bands which would appeal to them.
Contents Page
One change/improvement I would make if I was to make my contents page again, I would add an editors image. To do this I'd have to make my main image slightly smaller and move it up. I would then be able to move my magazine listings upwards, in order to make space next to my editors comment, where I would place this image. This image would be a small close up. By doing this, my contents page would follow the main conventions of a music magazine contents page. It would also make my page look more professional.
Another change I would make would be to add more secondary images which correspond with the listings. This would appeal to my target market as they'd be able to see a glimps of what images to expect throughout the magazine. If I was to add more images to my contents page, I think it would look more professional and more conventional.
Double page spread
A change I could make to my double page spread could be the background I have used on my text. Instead of using a splattered paint effect, I could use a single colour or an image which relates to my story. However, another image could make the page look too busy and make it difficult to read the text. A single colour might look boring as it has no texture.
One possible change/improvement I could make if I was to make my produt again would be to add a effect into the background of my main image. This effect could be splatters of paint or a brick wall effect. I would do these effects on Photoshop using the brush tool, or I would use an image of a brick wall and change the opacity of the image, in order to make it look faint. If I was to use paint splatters, I would make it red so it sticks with the red, white and black theme. If the paint had a drip effect, it could be interpreted as blood, which could fit the theme of rock/heavy metal music.
Another change I could make would be by adding more secondary images and coverlines. This could help attrack more of my target audience as there would be a wider variety of bands which would appeal to them.
Contents Page
One change/improvement I would make if I was to make my contents page again, I would add an editors image. To do this I'd have to make my main image slightly smaller and move it up. I would then be able to move my magazine listings upwards, in order to make space next to my editors comment, where I would place this image. This image would be a small close up. By doing this, my contents page would follow the main conventions of a music magazine contents page. It would also make my page look more professional.
Another change I would make would be to add more secondary images which correspond with the listings. This would appeal to my target market as they'd be able to see a glimps of what images to expect throughout the magazine. If I was to add more images to my contents page, I think it would look more professional and more conventional.
Double page spread
A change I could make to my double page spread could be the background I have used on my text. Instead of using a splattered paint effect, I could use a single colour or an image which relates to my story. However, another image could make the page look too busy and make it difficult to read the text. A single colour might look boring as it has no texture.
Questionnaire Results
For my research, I posted a poll onto my blog to get opinions on favourite music genres, music magazines and opinions on my own work. My poll was answered by 16 people of both male and female and a range of ages. The ages range from 15-21+, which was my main age for target audience. The majority of the voting was female, however there were some male votes too. I took all poll results into consideration and they'll affect the way my magazine turns out.
My results showed that the most popular music genre was rock with 'no particular favourite' coming second favourite. My question which asked 'what magazine do you prefer?' also showed that Kerrang! and NME were the most popular. This links well with the result of favourite genre as these magazines are mainly rock. This was a good result for me as I wanted to produce a rock magazine cover, contents and double page spread.
My poll results also revealed that most people spend or would spend £2-£3 on a single magazine. I think that this is a reasonable price for weekly music magazine, therefor my magazine would be weekly.
I also asked questions which would allow me to see other peoples opinions on my work. My first question I asked was 'Which colour scheme do you prefer?'. I had 3 choices which were based on music magazine research I had done. My results showed that red, black and white was the most popular/favourite colour scheme. I used this colour scheme in my work as it was the most popular, therefore it would attract my target audience. I also asked a question on 'What font do you prefer?'. Most people answered with the 2nd font, which I was pleased about because I felt it was the most appropriate for my product. I also asked questions on what page layouts were prefered. My results were: front page layout no.1 , contents page layout no. 3 and double page spread layout no.2. I was very happy with these results as these layouts were my favourite. However, my final products didn't use the exact layout, but it did follow the main features of my original layout designs. As guidence for a story on my double page spread, I also asked the question 'What do you look for in a music magazine?' and the results showed band interviews and photographs were the most popular. I took these results and used them as guidence to how I should produce my magazine and what to include in order for it to appeal to my target audience.
My results showed that the most popular music genre was rock with 'no particular favourite' coming second favourite. My question which asked 'what magazine do you prefer?' also showed that Kerrang! and NME were the most popular. This links well with the result of favourite genre as these magazines are mainly rock. This was a good result for me as I wanted to produce a rock magazine cover, contents and double page spread.
My poll results also revealed that most people spend or would spend £2-£3 on a single magazine. I think that this is a reasonable price for weekly music magazine, therefor my magazine would be weekly.
I also asked questions which would allow me to see other peoples opinions on my work. My first question I asked was 'Which colour scheme do you prefer?'. I had 3 choices which were based on music magazine research I had done. My results showed that red, black and white was the most popular/favourite colour scheme. I used this colour scheme in my work as it was the most popular, therefore it would attract my target audience. I also asked a question on 'What font do you prefer?'. Most people answered with the 2nd font, which I was pleased about because I felt it was the most appropriate for my product. I also asked questions on what page layouts were prefered. My results were: front page layout no.1 , contents page layout no. 3 and double page spread layout no.2. I was very happy with these results as these layouts were my favourite. However, my final products didn't use the exact layout, but it did follow the main features of my original layout designs. As guidence for a story on my double page spread, I also asked the question 'What do you look for in a music magazine?' and the results showed band interviews and photographs were the most popular. I took these results and used them as guidence to how I should produce my magazine and what to include in order for it to appeal to my target audience.
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