Prelim Evaluation
Did you plan your
magazine? If not, what have you learnt about the importance of research and
planning?
I did not plan my magazine as much as I should have for my
prelim task. This means that I had to work out what I was doing as I went a
long, which meant that I the end I ran out of time. This means that my contents
page has not been done in as much detail as the front cover, as I ran out of
time but this means that I will know to be careful of my time in the future.
What technology
did you use to complete the task and how did you use it?
I used serif page plus x6 to create my prelim tasks. At fist
this software was confusing and difficult to use but as I played around with it
more and more it got easier to understand. I used the different tools on the
software to get the picture how I wanted it and placed in the way I wanted it.
I also used the tools to get different colours throughout the magazine front
cover, including the different colour texts and the fonts I chose, to make it
look how I wanted it to look.
Did you encounter
any difficulties? If so, what were they and how did you overcome them?
At first I found the software really difficult to use, and
quite confusing. This was because I hadn’t used it before, although the more I
used it, the more I began to understand it. I had to ask for help from my
teachers sometimes to find out new things about the different told but I
gradually learnt how to use it on my own.
How successful was
your magazine? Please identify what worked well, and with hindsight, what would
you improve/do differently?
The first part of my magazine, the front cover, was quite
successful, this is because I took my own photo, and managed to cut around it
and placed it how I wanted it on the cover. I also chose the fonts I liked,
along with colours I wanted to use. Although next time I would work on my
timing, because I spent too long working out the software and completing my
front cover, that I ran out of time for my contents page. This is why my
contents page is completed as a rough design and layout of how I wanted it to
look, and not finished with colour, pictures, or other details.
What have you
learnt from completing this task? Looking ahead, how will this learning be
significant when completing the rest of your foundation coursework, do you
think?
From completing the prelim task I have learnt how to easily
use the software now, whereas in the beginning I struggled using it. I have
also learnt to work on my time management skills in the future because this
means that I will be able to complete all of my work to a better standard and
have it finished, rather than just
layout of the contents page.
