Looking back at your preliminary task, what have you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to

the full product?

Comparing the Magazines

My preliminary task is on the left and my Hip Hop magazine is on the right. My Hip Hop magazine looks more like a magazine than the preliminary task. This is because it has more verbal communication than the preliminary task. This makes it look more like a magazine as magazines have lots of writing and information. My Hip Hop magazine looks more like a magazine than my preliminary task. This is because my preliminary task has a background of lightning and my Hip Hop magazine has a white, plain background. The lightning will most likely distract the audience from looking at the content and models however, my Hip Hop magazine has a white, plain background which brings the focus of the audience on the main image, masthead, content etc.

More bolder and noticeable font on the masthead. This grabs the attention of the audience. Unlike the preliminary task which has not got a bold masthead.

Not much information the magazine. look This makes it unprofessional.

The web address is not noticeable in this magazine. This is because the font is not bold are large in size.

The masthead is ineffective and does not stand out. This is because it is camouflaged with the background. This makes it unnoticeable and disables it form catching the attention of the audience.

The font is big and bold which grabs the eye of the audience. This enables the audience to receive information and know what the magazine’s contents has.

The strap line is large and black with a white background. This stands out to the audience

My Hip Hop magazine has three secondary images with polaroids. This makes my magazine cover look more professional. In result it looks more like a magazine than my preliminary task.

New skills learntAfter I finished my preliminary task I started learning new skills on how to use Photoshop. This allowed me to improve the appearance of my Hip Hop magazine. From me gaining experience of using Photoshop I was then able to manipulate things within my magazine cover. The main things I learnt throughout the process was new skills on Photoshop such as how to manipulate the size of images, how to crop images, how to delete layers on Photoshop, how to do a screen grab.

Things I learnt about Hip Hop Magazine Covers

I learnt a lot about Hip Hop magazine covers from the time I did the preliminary task to my Hip Hop magazine. I learnt that Hip Hop magazine covers usually include a white, plain background and similar font colours around the magazine cover. The two images below are two magazine covers that I have analyzed after my preliminary task.

Hip Hop analysis

In this image I analyzed this Hip Hop magazine cover after my preliminary task.