B3 Preliminary Task/Final product

This is the front page of the school magazine I created using photoshop and my own photography for my preliminary task.

The preliminary task has really helped me to understand the full extent of the task ahead, including matters such as time and organisation. It also allowed me to experiment further with photoshop and I now feel comfortable in using it.

I decided to use WOB, white on black to create a sophisticated effect and used the feather option on my images to create faded and soft edges so that the collage of images did not look odd and make the readers feel uncomfortable. I also made the school logo look edgy and modern by creating a broken block effect, I did this to attract the younger age of my target audience.

My text is also in comic sans as this has been voted the text font which is most easy to read. However, I do not like the way in which my main title looks and this would be the first thing I would change if I was to repeat the task again.

Overall I think that the task was successful and I am proud of the final product I was able to produce. This preliminary task really has given me an opportunity to experiment and learn how to work to the best of my ability. I am thankful for the insight it has given me and I cannot wait to get started on preparing for the real thing!