FEEDBACK ON MUSIC MAGAZINE

Rebecca Platt

FRONT PAGE

Some of the feedback that I received on my front page was to shape my body copy text around the image which is something I will take into consideration as at the moment I feel like the text is covering up the photography and the prop which means it's blocking conventions from my audience. More feedback I received was that my barcode needed to be centered either left or right and the price needed to be above it to ensure my audience are well informed of the price. I also noticed that I needed more variety in images. I also received some positive feedback as well on my front page, this was that my main artist fitted the genre well because of his motif's and costume. As well as this I had a well established house style, which was red and black. My focal image had a direct mode of address which is an important convention.

CONTENTS PAGE

Feedback that I received for my contents page was to make sure my gaps and layout was consistent as my text boxes weren't aligned properly. Another comment that was made was that my title should be spread out more which will make it easier to read and more visible for my audience. More feedback that I received which was similar to my front page was that I needed a variety of images. Some positive feedback that I received was that my title font was consistent as was my house style however because I haven't filled in any of my body copy there was no text to give feedback for.

DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD

As my double page spread is quite bare there wasn't a lot to give feedback for this shows that I need to manage my time better during practical lessons. However an important technique that came to my attention was that I should always keep my text parallel to my key image so that it compliments the photograph better. This comment was made here with my text boxes which cover the image instead of complimenting it. More feedback that I received for this page was to make my title bolder and less spaced out as text in magazine layouts is uses quite close together which is something I picked up from existing material.