EVALUATION QUESTION n.7

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

Here is my presentation of how I am improved and what I have learnt in the progression of my products:

Here is my preliminary task compared to the final one:
  

 

  
Here, instead, are my first products compared with the final works:

FRONT COVER

 

CONTENTS PAGE

 

DOUBLE SPREAD PAGE

 

Finally I have to say that I am very satisfied with my works, I think they cover many conventions, which was one the most important point from the guide lines that we had to include. In addition, I am very impressed from myself, as I would never thought I could improve so much, it is the prove that         with training everything gets easier.

CONTENTS PAGE AND DSP GUIDELINES

CONTENTS PAGE AND D.S.P. GUIDELINES

CONTENTS PAGE - Guide line

• Multiple Images
• If just one image per page, contents should be over 2-3 pages
• Reflect your cover stories
• Largest image should be the cover star
• Not all contents is on the contents page
• Weekly = 60 / Monthly = 140-160
• Divide Contentsr into section
• Page number - 6 upwards

DOUBLE SPREAD PAGE - Guide line

• Page numbers - 40s (Weekly) / 100 (Monthly)
• A3, 300 DPI, RGB
• Drop Cap
• Pull out quote
• Article in columns (Photoshop for Graphic + photos, Publisher for columns of text)
• Columns - no less than 6 words, no more than 12

INFLUENCES ON MY FRONT COVER & CONTENT PAGE & DOUBLE SPREAD PAGE

INFLUENCES ON MY F.C. & C.P. & D.S.P.

FRONT COVER

This is the main influence on my front cover:

CONTENTS PAGE

  

This is the main influence on my contents page:

DOUBLE SPREAD PAGE

This is the main influence on my double spread page:

PHOTOS FOR FRONT MY COVER AND CONTENTS PAGE

PHOTOS FOR MY FRONT COVER AND CONTENTS PAGE

Here are the photos that I have taken to use on my product:

PHOTOS FOR MY DOUBLE SPREAD PAGE

PHOTOS FOR MY DOUBLE SPREAD PAGE

Here are the photos that I have taken to use on my products:

TECHNIQUES USED FOR MY GOOGLE MOCK-UPS

TECHNIQUES USED FOR MY GOOGLE MOCK-UPS

• EFFECTS USED FOR THE TEXTS: 

         Strokes;
         Drop Shadow.

• EFFECTS USED FOR SOME ITEMS:

         Soft Light;
         Invert Colors.

• TOOLS USED FOR ITEMS AND IMAGES:

         Magic Wand Tool;
         Quick Selection Tool;
         Gradient Tool;
         Paint Bucket Tool;
         Brush Tool;
         Crop Tool;
         Rectangular Marquee Tool.

MOCK-UPS OF F.C. & C.P. & D.S.P.

MOCK-UPS 

This is my front cover mock-up:

This my contents page mock-up:

This is my double spread page mock-up: