Induction Project Evaluation:

If I was to do this project again I would take several more photos rather than the two images that I took, this would allow me to choose from a larger range of images rather than the two I had to choose from, this would put me in a position to use a better image on my magazine cover.

Here are the two images which I took to produce my front cover:

As you can see this image is landscape, this is not practical when creating a magazine front cover. This is the main reason in which I chose not to include this image in my initial project.

This is the image that I chose to use for my magazine front cover, I chose it because it is portrait and that is suitable for a magazine front cover. Having a portait image allows me to place all my sell lines titles and other elements of the front cover easily around the main image.

I think that this magazine conforms to conventional magazine styles in a way that it has a similar layout to music magazines that are actually on sale today.

I would also learn to use the diferent features of a camera. I used autofocus to take all of these photos. When taking photos again for future assignments I will use specific settings and manual focus to improve.

The tools I used in photoshop were limited, this is an area for improvement as I think that by using more tools and by using them with greater effect.

I downloaded a font from DaFont.com to use on my magazine cover, this was a useful tool as it allowed me to use a font that I beleive suited the magazine as it coresponded to the genre.

I used a colour scheme that is conventional in magazines of the music genre. Colours such as Red, White, Black and Grey.

I used Liam Gallagher as a main feature in this magazine as he is a massive name within the music industry and will draw interest from the target audience of this magazine.

I think this magazine is a good first attempt at creating a magazine front cover. The layout conforms to conventions set in similar magazines, the colour scheme will appeal to the target audience. I think that in future when creating similar magazine front covers I will take a photo that makes it easier to position sell lines around as I think this cover looks a bit crowded in terms of textual content on the front cover.

I am going to use this magazine cover for inspiration for my induction project, I will use similar layouts, colours and imagery to NME Magazine.

Print Skills Audit - 18.9.12

AS Media Production: Technical Skills Audit Print Production

Name: Jack Price        Tutor group:               Date: 17.9.2012

Photographic Skills

Which of the following photographic features/equipment have you used on a camera before:

Feature	Yes	No	Comments if yes – where have you completed this skills and to what level
Manual Focus features		No
Shutter Speed		No
Aperture control		No
A tripod		No
External flash		No
Self timer facility		No
Light meter		No
Composition grids		No

 

Photoshop Skills

Which of the following features of Photoshop have you used before:

Feature	Yes	No	Comments if yes – where have you completed this skills and to what level
Have you ever used Photoshop ever before?		NO
Text control		NO
Filters		NO
Brushes		NO
Layers		NO
Opacity control		NO
Shape creation		NO
Brightness and contrast control		NO
Dodge/Burn		NO
Clone stamp tool		NO
Colour curves adjustment		NO
Resolution setting control		NO
Magnetic lasso, polygon lasso tool		NO
Cropping tool		NO
Retouch tool		NO

 

In Design Skills

Which of the following features of In Design have you used before:

Feature	Yes	No	Comments if yes – where have you completed this skills and to what level
Have you ever used In design ever before?		NO
Margin and column guide creation		NO
Inserting text in ID		NO
Inserting images in ID		NO
Resizing images in ID		NO
Text manipulation – resizing, rotation		NO
Text manipulation – controlling kerning and leading		NO
Text flow creation		NO
Text effects – drop shadow		NO
Drop cap insert		NO
Using transparent imagery in ID		NO
Shape creation In design		NO
Text wrapping		NO
Exporting to PDF from In-design		NO