Audience feedback and evaluation
The photography for my magazine was one of my strength’s as the images were clear, well organised and had a variety of settings and people included. The use of several images on my contents page meant that it was immediately made more visually captivating than if I used one. The image I used for my front cover was a medium close up which my audience commented that it was good use of direct mode of address, as it meant that the audience would feel a connection with the model as he was looking directly at them. I didn't edit my image for the front cover except from cropping it to a medium close up, however in my music magazine, I plan to use shallow depth of field in order to put the main focus on the person in the image. The teasers/cover lines I used were good as they were interesting and attracted the audience to read my magazine as they were appealing to the target audience. However I could have improved by making the teasers font much smaller as they take away the audiences focus from the model in the image and were too distracting. The colour scheme for the individual front page and contents page were matching however they were not consistent for my magazine overall. This meant that it looked less professional as they were not co-ordinated together. The masthead of my magazine was bold and the largest font on the front page; this was a strength because it caught the audience’s attention and it is the name they need to remember in order to keep buying my magazine. The layout of my magazine was neat and well organised which meant that it made my magazine look professional. For my contents page, I used bigger fonts and capitals on what I wanted the audience to focus mainly on, this is a strength as it meant that all the important information was acknowledged. To improve, I could put the page numbers next to the images they link to as it would make it easier to understand and follow for my audience. The pictures I used for my contents page were not very bright therefore they’re not as eye-catching, to improve this I could make sure the lighting is better so that my pictures come out bright and clear.
For my main magazine I will make sure I;
- Choose a more captivating masthead
- Have a consistent and more co-ordinated colour scheme
- Use a smaller font for my teasers/cover lines
