Informal Evaluation

Overall, I am really happy with final project, it has turned out a lot better than I originally planned. At first I thought I'd really struggle, especially because I'd never used the software before and didn't really know what to expect, but once I eventually understood the basics of photoshop, I managed to create some really nice pictures, which I felt were very typical of my music genre, but still very individual and quite quirky. The different images on each page tie in with the particular theme of each page, for example, the picture on the front cover is attention grabbing, and I hope, sells the product, which is what front pages are meant to do! The models' poses and the use of direct address all attract attention to the magazine, and would hopefully help to sell the magazine if it was published. I also really like my colour scheme on the front page, the use of pink, yellow, black and purple catches the eye, and looks young, funky and typical of the Indie 'look at me' style. The black over the top of the purple paint splodges reinforces the 'rock chick' style which I also wanted to represent.

I also like the contrast between the different pages, and what the different colours and images suggest and promote. The feature article uses simple black and white for the text, with naturalistic and sepia toned images, seemingly suggesting calm, cool, easy-listening indie tunes. In contrast to this, the front page suggests louder, more vibrant music, due to the bright colours, busy layout and eye catching images, and the rainbow coloured header image of the contents page suggests more funky, indiepop.

I'm also pleased with my feature article, to me it sounds believable, and is easy to read. It sells the band well and promotes their album and tour. However, there are a few aspects of the magazine, the front cover in particular has a couple of flaws which I didn't realise until after I'd completed the work! Because I spent a lot of time editing my pictures, the production of my magazine was a little rushed, and so my final work suffered, because it meant I didn't have the time to do trial prints to make sure that there weren't any flaws. Time management would definitely be something to improved on if I was given another opportunity, as I feel this was my main weakness. However, overall I am very pleased with my final work!