Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you think you have learnt in progression from it to the full product?

I think I have learnt how to use Microsoft Publisher to a higher standard, as with the preliminary magazine I had not really used it before, but this time got a lot of time to play around with it. In the prelim it did not look as professional and also the front cover had a lot of green space on it, while now it is more filled up with various cover lines and pictures. Also I think I learned about the conventions of magazines a lot more, helping to create a more professional look than I did with the prelim.

My photography skills have improved, as this time I knew what would make better pictures for a magazine than first time round, when I was not really sure. Also, I think a major improvement has been how to edit photos. I now know how to crop photos down to size a lot better, and also resize pictures while keeping the same aspect ratio so they do not appear distorted. I learned how to use Photoshop to a reasonable standard, having to cut the background out on some pictures and soften the edges, and I have learned how to use the Macs to a good standard, as before I created my magazine front cover entirely on Publisher. This time I was able to use Neo Office, however there were some problems with this method, and I learned how to transfer the document from the Macs to the PC.