Main: 1st Draft Evaluation and targets

Main: 1st Draft Evaluation and Targets 

After looking back on my first drafts for my pages I have noticed there are a few areas on each page that could be improved:

Cover page:

The headlines are far to big therefore taking up too much space and there are far to little of them, they also don't stand out well, the box in the top right corner is bulky and gets in the way of the main image so I feel i need to get rid of that and make the headlines used in them stand out in a better way. The lighting on the artist is too high so the background and some of the artist look likes they are together and finally there is a bit of black space that could be filled up 

Targets:

1. Include more headlines and make them stand out clearly 

2. fill up the empty space with little bits and bobs

3. Get rid of the big purple box 

4. Bring the artist forward by editing the background of the lighting

5. Add a bar-code...




Although there are a few areas that need improving there are a few thing that I like on my Cover page. These are the image that I have used I feel this image represents my artist well it shows of her electronic side and her 80's side and I also like the way that I have my Masthead doesnt take up a large amount of room so it allows me to increase the size of the photo of my artist. 

Contents page:

I feel that out of my first drafts my contents page was the weakest and needs the most improvement out of my three pages, there is only one colour used which is black so the page looks very plain and boring, there are very little headlines in the 'top articles' section which makes the magazine look empty, there are only two images used and they aren't the best images, there are no little effects/objects that catch the eye and make the page look nicer

Targets:

1. Use my colour scheme to make the page more attractive 

2. Fill the page more effectively try to leave little white space

3. Use images that represent the artist/article

4. Place more headlines 

5. Add some effects/objects that make the page more ascetically pleasing

6. Improve the layout

For my contents page I don't feel like there is anything that I like I feel I need to improve everything on my contents page

2 Page Spread:  

For my 2 Page Spread I think that the stripes that alternate giving the image colour I think that the hue and saturation are too high and the image that I have used, I feel doesn't give of the attitude that I feel that my artist would have and the effect of the alternating colour black and white then full colour isnt really a good effect 

Targets:

1. Use a better image of my artist that shows her attitude
2. Use a better effect 
3. Get the correct hue and saturation balance

For my 2 Page Spread page I feel that the only thing that I like and will keep is the title of the page the rest I am going to change and improve.