7) Looking back at your preliminary task (the school magazine task), what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to your full product?

Well, it has been one bumpy roller coaster! It has been difficult, and I admit I'm probably not the number one student in my class, but truthfully I have come a long way from the Preliminary task! When I planned the photos for my Music magazine front cover, I knew that I didn't want to cause a shadow like I had on my preliminary. Although shadows can be used effectively, I haven’t found out how yet. I have circled the shadows in red on my Preliminary magazine photo below and have shown how, in my opinion, the lack of shadow in my Music magazine photo looks a lot better.

I've also learnt how to layout my page better and how to fill in any gaps. You will rarely find and empty piece of page on a popular music magazine. In my preliminary task I had quite a lot of clear space. This made the magazine look boring and uninteresting whereas my music magazine has less space and looks full and appealing. I could possibly have improved it by adding something else.