L04: Evaluation of final product

Evaluation of Front Cover

For my front cover of my magazine, i believe i did meet the brief proposal ideas, as the colour scheme i set out for my front cover, have worked really well for my magazine design. Throughout the editing i did for my front cover, i think what stood out the most for my magazine was the masthead, as i feel like that will be the first thing that draws the attention to my audience.  The reason why i think my front cover will appeal to my audience is because the first thing that should catch their attention is the masthead, due to me giving it 3D features along with have bright colours and added details to make it more eye drawing. Also, using photos other than just having the main cover image, would also give my audience a tease of what type of content is stored within the magazine. Also, i think the sell lines that i have used for my magazine would be very effective, as most of them are questions to get the audience thinking. 

Double Page Spread Analysis 

For my double page spread, i feel like the overall design for my double page spread, was a success, as i managed to get the colour scheme that i used for my front cover in for my double page spread, along with using the masthead from my front cover to be included in the double page spread for branding. I also think the design overall fits in with my proposal, as i wanted to take inspiration from the Kerrang magazine double page spread by giving it a similar design. Overall i have met the appeal to my audience, as my primary audience for the magazine is the general public who play Snooker, as the entire content placed in the double page spread is dedicated to the public, as my model in the magazine is an amateur player for Snooker, just like most people who play it at local pubs or events.

Evaluation for Contents Page

For my contents page, the design for the page is simple, but effective, as the page itself stores enough detail and information that my magazine needs. The contents page did meet the proposal, as it follows the same layout i had planned out. However, i had to do one improvisation as the font i used on the double page spread and front cover was removed from Adobe and had to find a font that was similar to what the other looked like. My audience would be able to tell from looking at the contents page of my double page spread that the magazine either links to Pool or Snooker. However, since i added the front cover on part of my contents page, reading the masthead on it would instantly inform you that it is a Snooker magazine.

LO4: Subediting

 

Subediting 

Response to feedback

• More information on the model. Such as is he professional or Amateur. 
• Add more creative content. Ie, competition to add in synergy. 

Improvements of Double Page Spread 

L04: Review of assets

Photos used for magazine Front Cover 

 The photo here will be used on the front cover of my magazine. What I will use this image for is the cover of the magazine along with a cover line underneath it. The reason why I will be using this image, is because without any editing done to it, it already has bright colours due to the lighting used above the snooker table.

The next image I will use on the front cover of my magazine is this image I took during the Snooker World Championships. The reason why I also added content of professional Snooker is to try and add different content for the reader so they aren't stuck on just the general public playing snooker, whereas they can find out the impact professional Snooker has had on others. 

For this image, I decided to try and experiment with taking different angles of shots for my magazine. However, this one stood out the most for me as it looks like you have the perspective of the snooker cue ball on the table, along with also getting to see more detail of the snooker cue itself. 

The image here has the purpose of showing the production side of the interviews and playing of snooker, as we can see cameras and speakers in the background of the photo, that is used to show the production team create the show how we see it live on TV.  The reason why I chose to do this was to get the audience more intrigued in the production side of professional Snooker with what cameras are used to film. 

The image of my model playing snooker will be used as my main front cover image for the magazine. The reason why I have chosen this image is because it includes my model, the snooker table, clear image of the snooker table being used in the photo, additional lighting that can benefit my editing as the table is brighter, along with it being portrait, which helps me from not having to stretch the image out. 

Images for Double Page Spread 

The three images here, are going to be used as secondary images for my double page spread to show off more angles of snooker tables along with where my model is placed. The reason why I have added multiple photos into my double page spread is because I want my audience to focus on more than one detail in the magazine instead of turning the page instantly after reading. 

The image here will be used as my centre image of my double page spread. The reason why I used this image as my main, is because it shows a table with no one playing on it, but we can clearly see that a game has been played due to the break that has happened on the table. The reason why did this, is because I want to use a quote from my model that overlaps the image to give it sense of meaning. 

Image used for Contents Page 

For my contents page i used a close up image of the snooker triangle being used for a game. The reason why I used this image is because it's nice and simple but also stands out due to the detail that is being shown in the image itself. 

L02: Questions for Interview

 Questions that can be asked for the Interview 

• Snooker never goes in your favour 
• Why its everyones game
• How to start practicing
• Even Professionals struggle 

The reason why these questions would fit well in my double page spread, is because they are simple questions that both the reader can understand, along with the person being asked the question should not have any struggle reading. Also, these questions are easy to expand on when writing into my double spread, as not only can I add the person being interviewed questions, but I can also add my opinion on their response to keep the reader thinking and see who's opinion they agreeing on. 

L01, Task 2: Sample materials (Masthead designs)

Masthead Designs 

 

The masthead examples of snooker magazines, all have different fonts and colours used, as they aim to appeal a difference to their audience. For example, Snooker Scene and The Chalk both have different fonts and colour scheme, as Snooker Scene used the colours red and blue for their Masthead compared to The Chalk who use black and green. Comparing both of these mastheads, the one I think that is most effective and will attract more people to looks at their magazine is Snooker Scene, due to how unique their masthead is compared to The Chalk, as their font includes different editing styles such as strokes, 3D features along with also using snooker balls as the o's in the name Snooker. The reason why I did not include the others is because the other Snooker Scene and World Snooker both have similar simplistic styles that look less modern compared to the others mentioned. However, the Pool&Billard Magazine looks more like a games title or some form of place you can access on GTA due to the gold masthead and the black backdrop that gives it an impression of luxury, compared to the modern Snooker Scene that looks more inclusive to fans of Snooker and those who play it professionally compared to Pool&Billard Magazine.