Monday, 19 April 2010
Sunday, 18 April 2010
Graphs user evaluation
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Sunday, 28 March 2010
My Critical Evaluation
My task was to create and design a music magazine using Photoshop CS3. I produced a front cover, contents page and a double page spread.
Before I began physically creating my magazine I already had a vague idea of where I wanted to go in terms of design and genre etc. I enjoy working with limited colours and as you can see I have done this, using only light blue, silver/grey, black and white. The aim of this was to create something which was simple yet effective and in my eyes I have achieved this. I feel that the “simple yet effective” look also comes across very professional. This design forms my house style (using the same colours, fonts and image editing) and is maintained throughout all my pieces, front cover, contents page and double page spread.
Some inspiration came from ATM Magazine.
Looking at other types of music magazine, I have no doubt that mine follows the general pattern in terms of design layout etc. I have included one large main image which takes up the majority of the front cover and have positioned three cover lines around the main image. There is also a simple skyline showing other artists featured in the magazine. My masthead is very prominently placed at the top like most magazines. The main article “DJ FLOWDOWN” is placed below the main image and uses “Dj Flowdown’s” unique title and colours which would be found on any album he has produced, posters and merchandise etc.
The main image I have chosen is very intense and gives the impression, again, of the magazine being professional and experienced. The eye contact that is made with the reader has been used to connect with them which would then draw them in. The headphones around this person’s neck straight away gives the reader an idea of the genre and also of course the name “DJ FLOWDOWN” will also back this up!
The mast head font I have chosen to use was found under the section “techno” which is linked to the type of music which I have chosen for my magazine, drum and bass. It is very crisp and in your face just like the genre of music.
My contents page is also very main stream; it is easy to navigate with help from the images used, titles given under images and obviously the page numbers!
My double page spread is also simply created, a main image on the left hand page with a title at the top of the right page and also the question and answers on the right page.
I have chosen to show my main artist on the front cover as very serious and professional, just like the general design of my magazine. As I said before eye contact is made with the reader and also there is no expression of emotion in the face of the main artist. The brushes I have used behind Dj Flowdown represent his importance, power and how famous he is. They also give a feel of the neon lights which would be found at the gigs he’d be doing around the country. Later on in the double page spread, you realise DJ Flowdown is not as intense as seen on the front cover, however he is still serious about his music. He comes across as a regular guy and very down to earth, he uses slang and swear words. I have tried to represent Dj Flowdown as the majority of 16 – early 20 year olds who drink and smoke, party and rave.
My main audience would be people ageing from 16 to their early 20s. These will be serious fans of drum and bass and also people whose lives are dominated by hardcore raves, gigs and parties. This magazine is also aimed at those who are making drum and bass / breakbeat on a lower scale, such as using computer programmes. This is shown on the front cover by a cover line reading “Tips on scratching!”
The main way I attracted my audience was through survey monkey. This was a website I used to create a survey with such questions as “How old are you?” “What music are you into?” etc. This then gave me an idea of what interests I should be aiming to cover when making my magazine. Other questions such as “What music magazines do you buy?” gave me an idea of what design I should be trying to achieve to capture my audience’s attention.
Using Photoshop to make my magazine was the most important thing for me that I learnt about as a media technology. I also used survey monkey (mentioned above) which allowed me to quickly create an online survey of which the results were made into graphs automatically. I used Facebook to publish my surveys to my desired target audience. I used things such as Slideshare and Blogger to post my work which could then be viewed and commented!
From the production of my CD cover and college magazine my Photoshop skills have improved dramatically! I am now able to perform complex tasks on Photoshop whereas before I could not. I now have a broader understanding of magazine terms and understand where things are normally situated on a front cover, contents page and double page spread. I also now have the ability to look at a page from a magazine and explain why things are where they are and what they may represent.
Before I began physically creating my magazine I already had a vague idea of where I wanted to go in terms of design and genre etc. I enjoy working with limited colours and as you can see I have done this, using only light blue, silver/grey, black and white. The aim of this was to create something which was simple yet effective and in my eyes I have achieved this. I feel that the “simple yet effective” look also comes across very professional. This design forms my house style (using the same colours, fonts and image editing) and is maintained throughout all my pieces, front cover, contents page and double page spread.
Some inspiration came from ATM Magazine.
Looking at other types of music magazine, I have no doubt that mine follows the general pattern in terms of design layout etc. I have included one large main image which takes up the majority of the front cover and have positioned three cover lines around the main image. There is also a simple skyline showing other artists featured in the magazine. My masthead is very prominently placed at the top like most magazines. The main article “DJ FLOWDOWN” is placed below the main image and uses “Dj Flowdown’s” unique title and colours which would be found on any album he has produced, posters and merchandise etc.
The main image I have chosen is very intense and gives the impression, again, of the magazine being professional and experienced. The eye contact that is made with the reader has been used to connect with them which would then draw them in. The headphones around this person’s neck straight away gives the reader an idea of the genre and also of course the name “DJ FLOWDOWN” will also back this up!
The mast head font I have chosen to use was found under the section “techno” which is linked to the type of music which I have chosen for my magazine, drum and bass. It is very crisp and in your face just like the genre of music.
My contents page is also very main stream; it is easy to navigate with help from the images used, titles given under images and obviously the page numbers!
My double page spread is also simply created, a main image on the left hand page with a title at the top of the right page and also the question and answers on the right page.
I have chosen to show my main artist on the front cover as very serious and professional, just like the general design of my magazine. As I said before eye contact is made with the reader and also there is no expression of emotion in the face of the main artist. The brushes I have used behind Dj Flowdown represent his importance, power and how famous he is. They also give a feel of the neon lights which would be found at the gigs he’d be doing around the country. Later on in the double page spread, you realise DJ Flowdown is not as intense as seen on the front cover, however he is still serious about his music. He comes across as a regular guy and very down to earth, he uses slang and swear words. I have tried to represent Dj Flowdown as the majority of 16 – early 20 year olds who drink and smoke, party and rave.
My main audience would be people ageing from 16 to their early 20s. These will be serious fans of drum and bass and also people whose lives are dominated by hardcore raves, gigs and parties. This magazine is also aimed at those who are making drum and bass / breakbeat on a lower scale, such as using computer programmes. This is shown on the front cover by a cover line reading “Tips on scratching!”
The main way I attracted my audience was through survey monkey. This was a website I used to create a survey with such questions as “How old are you?” “What music are you into?” etc. This then gave me an idea of what interests I should be aiming to cover when making my magazine. Other questions such as “What music magazines do you buy?” gave me an idea of what design I should be trying to achieve to capture my audience’s attention.
Using Photoshop to make my magazine was the most important thing for me that I learnt about as a media technology. I also used survey monkey (mentioned above) which allowed me to quickly create an online survey of which the results were made into graphs automatically. I used Facebook to publish my surveys to my desired target audience. I used things such as Slideshare and Blogger to post my work which could then be viewed and commented!
From the production of my CD cover and college magazine my Photoshop skills have improved dramatically! I am now able to perform complex tasks on Photoshop whereas before I could not. I now have a broader understanding of magazine terms and understand where things are normally situated on a front cover, contents page and double page spread. I also now have the ability to look at a page from a magazine and explain why things are where they are and what they may represent.
Friday, 12 February 2010
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