Introduction to Evaluation

I have now finished creating my Front cover, Contents page and Double page spread for my magazine "Smash". My magazine is aimed at the dance and party genre and is for both males and females starting from 16 to around 25. I choose this genre because it is an interesting style and I thought I could be creative with how I made it, e.g-lighting. To help me get a general idea for how I should start and get inspired I did 5 textual analysis' for a Front cover, Contents page and Double page spread of some current different genre magazines to help me decide which one to choose. 

Conducting this research also helped me understand what  features I need to include in my magazine which was useful because I could see different styles and very different colour schemes. Throughout conducting this research my designs have changed a lot as you can see from my draft ideas previously in the blog. 

I am happy with the end results for my magazine but I think there could be some slight adjustments that would make it better. I now am going to do a further evaluation including 7 questions so I can see what went right and wrong.

Double page spread inspirations

This double page spread from Mix Mag which is a dance magazine, inspired me to create mine because I like the way it looks simple and you can see the artist as you are reading there interview. I changed the layout  of the spread so that the artist is on the left hand side of the page and made the background black so that it is slightly different.

Feedback 4- Jill's Review

Front cover

The front cover is good as it has the 2 colour effect which is effective to create a multi sex audience.

Feedback 3- Beka's Review

Front cover

"I think that the overall look of the page fits well with the dance genre because of the setting in the picture, I also like the way the picture matches the colour scheme"

"Some of the cover lines could be bigger to show that some stories are more important but otherwise I like this page"

Contents page

"For this page I also like the way the colour scheme is carried on but I think you could introduce some more colours so that it does not look to plain"

"I think some of the images on this page could be bigger and some of the text smaller to make it just right"

Double page spread

"For this page it is my favorite because I think the black background and white text looks different and interesting, I also think that using the florescent blue and green makes the page look even better"

"I think the way that some of Beka's actual quotes are highlighted because it makes sure the reader sees the important parts"

Feedback 2-Amy's Review

Front cover

"I agree with Megan that one of the colours for the front cover and contents page colour scheme could be brighter so that it is not to bland"

"I also feel that the main cover line could be made bigger as it is the most important thing on the page"

Contents page

"I think it would look better if there was less writing or it was made smaller because it looks very compact and like there is to much"

"I think the pictures work well especially for the prizes but i think that part of the page could be made smaller to allow space for the important things"

Double page spread

"The double page spread could have more text over the image as there is not a lot going on"

"It also could also have another colour so the overall look is more interesting, only something subtle as the other colours are extreme"

Feedback 1-Megan's Review

Front cover

"I think the colour scheme could have a more florescent colour in it so the page looks brighter, I  like how the colour scheme links in to the contents page it makes the magazine look more organised"

"Some of the front cover cover lines could be a bit bigger so that you can tell which ones are more important and the best stories"

"The image could be slightly more edited so that the models face is brighter"

Contents page

"The contents page could be better organised on the page so that all the text lines up, also some of the text could be smaller so that it fits better"

"The colours on the contents page could be organised better and not just randomly placed so that the magazine looks more stylish"

Double page spread

"The double page spread could have another colour added to it, so that it is not to plain"

"The quotations could be smaller in text size so that they aren't the only thing the reader looks at"

Double page spread written article

Beka white is an upcoming new music artist who has recently released a new album called vibes. This promising artist is rising fast in the dance style music charts and is sure to be a face well recognized in the future. She is a happy entertaining act that is enjoyable to watch for everyone. The young singer first started her career in singing at school and college where she took any chance she could to be in the spotlight. Since then she has developed into more public showings and then to her point in time now where she is noticed by a much wider audience.

 She has been working on her new album throughout 2012 and says that she is proud to have finally released it although it was later than she wanted. She quotes on the cover of her album “Taking the stage.. Feeling the vibes” which has been a like quotation by many fans. She says it is how she sums up the experience she has when she sings and performs to her fans and it is also where she got her inspiration for her album name. Lots of fans have reviewed the album and name and the comments are all very positive about it. So far Beka says that her album has been a big success and we will defiantly see more very soon. The album contains her best hit “vibes” which is starting to rise in the charts.

This upcoming artist is proving popular among adults not just teens, some reviews from people are “sophisticated music style, the words have a meaning” showing people feel beka’s words. Beka says that she is thrilled that her music has become appealing to a wider audience because she can get her message across to more people. She said that she puts a message into her music to create a different feeling to her music compared to most average stuff.

This artist has not always had the luck on her side she said, before her career first lifted off she was only working in a bar and was not living the dream that she wanted. It was only when she started doing pub singing nights that people discovered her well hidden talent. Soon after this move she continued to progress with her wishes and finally produced vibes in late 2012.

Finally, to sum up this wonderful singers start she told interviewers today that this year, 2013, she plans to release a number one single which will be her break through and what she said will be her real start into her busy career.