During the task I learnt the conventions of a magazine and also how to use Photoshop effectively. Learning this will help me in the future in terms of media, especially with future work on the course. I also learnt the different types of shots that can be used such as the medium close up that was used in my front cover. I learnt the importance of each convention on a magazine front cover, even some of the smaller ones that have to be added such as a var code which can be easily over looked when creating the front cover.
How have you used technology? What conventions have you used and why?
Through using Photoshop I have learnt different techniques on how to use different tools for different effects. For the conventions I used the sky line and footer as they are frequently used on magazine covers for feature stories along with the other feature stories on the side. I used the main feature story as a convention and usually it is larger on the cover than the other feature stories. I added a bar code to the bottom to make it more realistic as magazines feature as bar code. Other conventions included are a plug to entice people to buy a magazine and the main image which is the first thing people see when looking at a magazine
What would you change if you were to do this task again?
If I were to do this again I would change the style of the magazine so the magazine then has a clear theme such as music or theatre. This way the stories can be focused more on a clear theme. Also I would change the overall colour scheme to better suit the main image so it doesn't clash with it. I would also use better feature stories and main feature to better suit somehting you would see in a weekly magazine. This is due to a weekly college magazine wouldn't use stories on revision and deadlines if it has been going on for a while as that would be the first issue and it would focus more on college news.
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