Re-created Magazine

To practice using photoshop before our prelimenary task, we were asked to re-create a magazine from the internet.

Evaluation:

All magazines, no matter what kind have to follow different conventions. In this case Q magazine follows most of them including the mast head, slogans, coverlines, sub-headings, pictures. These are intially most of the important ones and are there to attract readers and to make it stand out on the shelves so they actually pick it up. The convention that Q hasn't followed is the 3-colour palette rule, as there are 4 colours on this magazine (pink, white, grey and black). However in some cases magazines sometimes use a 4-colour pallete, and that in some cases is allowed. The colour pallete on this magazine suits the target audience as the colours are not just pointed at one age range or anyone's individual personality. For instance if the magazine was covered in primary colours we would associate it with children, as it would be simple but effective and eye-catching. I think the cover lines entice the audience as they are not all the same font and colour. The font on the cover lines are all different which make it look more interesting and make the reader want to pick it up off the shelves. The sub-headings underneath the cover lines are great for the readers attention and keeps them interested and intrigued to find out whats in the magazine that's so important. I think the magazine cover suits new and regular readers. As the masthead is covered a little with the picture, obviously old readers know what it is but its not covered up that much so that new readers can see what its called too. I have learnt how to use photoshop in the making of this magazine which will be handy for when i do my prelimenary task, i have also learnt that to keep the reader interested you have to use bold and exciting pictures and fonts, etc. I have also learnt that magazines have to follow conventions, so that its not to over-whelming for the reader.