Front cover

Contents page

Preliminary evaluation

On my front cover and I have used black, red and blue this is due to the fact that from my questionnaire I could see that's what the target audience wished for. However the dark black and red colours have blended into the image therefore the text does not stand out and makes it difficult to read. I have used a bright shade of blue to make my magazine stand out due to the rest of my front cover using bland colours, making it look boring and uninteresting to read. Although because the blue is bright it makes the front cover look cheap and unprofessional therefore my target audience won’t be interested in this magazine. I have not used a barcode on my front cover which makes my magazine look even more unprofessional. The image I have used is not giving off any eye-contact which again makes my magazine look boring. On my contents page, I have used the same image which does not give off any eye contact and I have used black again and I have used a darker red colour compared to the red I have used on the front cover which also blends into the image in the background, making the magazine look dull. There is a lot of white space that I should have used to make my magazine look more fun and interesting which would have attracted my target audience’s attention who are college students aged between sixteen to nineteen.

Double page spread

Contents page- rejected version

I have rejected this piece from being my contents page, due to the fact that it does not include enough colour and the topic sections are not segmented clearly, making my magazine look boring and un-professional. Therefore in my final contents page piece I am going to include these factors, making sure that the page clearly represents a pop music magazine.

Front cover- rejected version

I have rejected this piece from being my front cover, due to the fact that it does not contain enough colour or images. Therefore it does not represent a pop music magazine and will not attract my target audience. On my final piece I am going to include these extra colours and images so that it represents a pop magazine.

Evaluation H- skills development