AS Reflection

What could I have improved on the front cover?

I could have spent more time working on it to make it better and I could have used more magazines to take inspiration from. I feel that the text on the cover isn't typical of a magazine and that I should have found a font that went with the genre of magazine that I was creating. I was told that the brick wall in the image wasn't good but I tried to take it out and edit it but it didn't look right either; i should have spent more time working on the front cover to make it better and I should have experimented more with it.

What did you struggle with on the front cover?

I struggled with trying to finish the front cover on time and I also struggled with trying to make it look as professional as possible. I found using photoshop hard because I had never used it before and I feel that the lack of knowledge of photoshop let me down when creating my magazine. I should have played around with photoshop first so I could become better at using it.

What will you do better next time?

I will make sure to get work done on time and make sure that I spend more time working on it to make it look the best that I can. I will make sure I do everything right and that I should experiment more with the different softwares and programs that I have to use. I will also make sure that I research more into magazines and how they are created so I can make mine look as professional as possible.



What could I improve on the contents page?

I could have improved on the way I set out my text and I could have used different colours instead of red to make it stand out more and look more appealing to the audience. I should have wrote more underneath the articles so they audience knew what was in them. Also I should have made my text smaller so I could fit more information on the page and that would have helped me to gain more marks.

What did you struggle with on the contents page?

I struggled with trying to make it look like a current magazine and also trying to set everything out so it was easier to read.I didn't know how to set it out at first and I think that took a lot of time away from me actually creating it. I should have used my time wisely so I had enough time when it came to the contents page.

What will you do better next time?

I will make sure that I make to design of the contents page better by looking at examples of past students work and also look at current magazines that I could take inspiration from to make it look as professional as possible. I will make sure that I spend more time on it than I did and that I should plan out how I want it and always ask for feedback so I can achieve my goals.




What could I have improved on the double page spread?

I could have made to pull quote look a little better by trying out different techniques on it to see what would look the best and I also could have spent more time with the actual article itself by maybe changing the colour of the question and answers or changing the way I set out the images.I should have put more colour on the double page because it looks quite dark and it wouldn't appeal to a big audience.

What did you struggle with on the double page spread?

I struggled with trying to get all of the text on the page and make it big enough for the reader to see.  Also, I could have tested different techniques out to see what would look better for the actual article. I struggled with trying to set out the photos next to the text because they kept overlapping each other and I spent a lot of time trying to fix it.

What will you do better next time?

I will spend most of my time on my double page spread to make it look a lot better and also I will make it look more vibrant and interesting to the audience and try and make it look a lot more like a professional magazine.I will make sure that I concentrate on how to set out images and text next to each other if I do that again because it took up a lot of my time trying to get it right which probably affected my marks.