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

In contrast to my preliminary task, I feel I have progressed a lot in my knowledge of media products. For my preliminary task I used the same font, making it look quite boring. I chose to put all the text on one side of the page. The image I used had to be stretched to fit the page, making the front cover look very unprofessional and not very appealing to the public. My final piece on the other hand, I feel looks a lot better. Use of different texts gives it a more professional look, the barcode in the corner with the price on it also makes it look more appealing as the price doesn’t stand out. I feel like use of more than one colour gives it some variety. I have learnt that front covers need to have variety to them otherwise they seem quite boring and not many people are likely to be interested in purchasing a copy. I have also learnt that it is important to think about what is going to be inside the magazine when you are working on the front cover; the front cover has to relate to the inside otherwise the customers would be disappointed with their purchase. I have learnt that it is important to not put too much text on the cover otherwise it will overwhelm the magazine and put the reader off.