Thursday, 11 February 2016

Evaluation 7: Skills Development

Evaluation 7: Skills Development


When making my final product I used many different techniques that I did not know how to use when I made my draft products.
Some of these techniques include: colour picking (which showed what colours should be used in conjunction with the existing colours), image manipulation (specifically I brightened my main image because originally it was too dark), I used layers which made the whole process of making my products easier as I could switch between different sections of my products and make edits at any time. I also used text box sizing (which helped with all three parts of my products by properly sizing and aligning my text) as well as other photoshop techniques.

When choosing my layout design concept I had to keep in mind the appeal of it to my target audience. My fonts, mode of address and type of feature article are all something that would appeal to my target audience, my mode of address is welcoming for the reader, the feature article contains an interview as well as relevant information to the article and finally my fonts have a graffiti/ informal style which would appeal to my target audience.

When coming up with idea of the content for my article I needed to research current rock, metal and punk magazines, a common trait I found among the ones that I looked at was that most of them had some form of interview, so I decided to include one as part of the content for my main article.

I had little need to share creative ideas, I did however seek feedback which lead to me making some minor adjustments and small improvements on my products. Some of these improvements/adjustments include: the cleanup of my contents page, replacement of the main image and the adjustment of size of the main cover line on the front cover.

I needed to be attentive to small detail such as dividers of text on the contents page and font cover because these are still important things that tell the reader where certain information is. There are also other examples of details such as what is going on in the images (what the person in the image is wearing, how they're standing, if they are making direct eye contact with the camera ect.).

My focus on my written skills/journalism style is the last skill that I developed. I made sure that my content was relevant throughout the entirety of my article and I made sure of this by proofreading it.

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