L04: Client and focus group feedback

 Feedback on Magazine covers

Front cover

What my client likes the most about my front cover, is the design of the masthead and the choice of design I have used for the front cover. They particularly like the 3D design I used for my masthead, as it is something more unique than other magazine designs. However, what they think the main image of the magazine could be something more eye catching, as the model of the magazine is on the right side of the magazine, rather than the middle like a standard professional magazine that comes to peoples mind. 

Double Page Spread

What my client likes the most about my double page spread, is the design and structor that I have used to organise the images and content of my double page spread. As the images that relate to one another, are all together, along with having the images edited to have them more brighter. However, what my client did not like about the double page spread, was the use of the colour red that was used on the double page spread, as it apparently messes with their eyes.

Contents Page

For my contents page, what my client likes the most is the main image that I have used. This is because they like how I have edited the colour on it to make the saturation a lot more stronger making the image look more fresh without having the raw image making the contents page look unprofessional. What my client does not like the most about the contents page is the different style of font that was used on the contents page. This was because the original font I used for the front cover that I would have used for the contents page was removed for some reason, hence why I had to try and find a font with a similar style. 

Feedback from Microsoft Forms 

How will I apply this feedback 

With the feedback that I have been given, I will use the responses to help me understand from an audiences perspective, on how the magazine should appeal to them, along with being simple to read. For example "The text with gradient black and grey, makes the text very difficult to read." This tells me that I should change it to a more simple font that will my audience to read it more clearly along with potentially adding in a brighter colour instead to make it viewable from a distance. 

L04: Version Controls

 Version Controls

L03: Following codes and conventions

Codes and Conventions

The size of my magazine is based around what size a normal Snooker magazine would be. The transformation of my magazine has a width of 2573 psi, and a hight of 4574 px.  

I have followed the codes and conventions on my front cover, as I have used contents that relates to my chosen genre of Snooker. We can tell this by the masthead indicating that the magazine is about Snooker, along with the images that are visible on the front cover of my magazine which include a snooker table, ques, que balls, along with my model playing snooker. This allows my audience to know what my magazine is about and what to expect due to the information that is given on the front cover itself. 

For the main cover image i used a portrait image of my model mid way through a round of Snooker.

For the rest of the front cover such as the shapes used around the sell line and cover image, all stay in the same colour coordination that i had planned out to use for the rest of the magazine. The shapes that are used for the magazine are simplistic but still work effective enough to create front cover that i planned out. 

I have followed the codes and conventions for the Contents page as i have put the font size for the masthead in a suitable size for my audience to see. I also made sure i followed the colour pattern from the front cover that i used for the masthead, this also makes it easily recognisable to the audience. Also, i added in text in a white font that explains what is the magazine along with a short snippet of the front cover of the magazine. I also made sure i added in a photo that relates to snooker, as i wanted to carry on having the contents on the magazine to carry on relating to my theme. The reason why i chose to have this photo as the cover for the contents page, is because it shows more content than just having an image of the snooker table from a distance, along with just looking like an image you would see from a distance. 

I have followed the codes and conventions for my double page spread, as i have carried on referencing my theme of Snooker by using images related to snooker along with keeping my masthead from the front cover in with the pages too. Next, i have also followed the same colour scheme that i have been using on the front cover and content page. 

Comparing my front cover to another snooker magazine

Comparing my magazine to a more professional standard one called Snooker scene. For the masthead both front covers have used a shade of blue for the magazine, along with using a 3D feature on the masthead, although it is quite hard to tell on the Snooker Scene magazine. However, for my magazine front cover I took it a step further and added in a much stronger 3D feature to the masthead to make it more modern along with making it stand out to my audience. However, the Snooker scene magazine features 3 different snooker players that have been merged together to create a front cover image, whereas my front cover image only features 1 photo. What I have challenged the most with my magazine is adding in a lot more modern features that would be seen on a magazine today, as I wanted it to show that Snooker is still a popular sport in the modern day. 

Comparing my double page spread to a official double page spread

Comparing my double page spread a professional sports one, includes some similarities, such as text placement, as my double page spread also features text on the right side of the page, along with also being in the same font as the professional one in use. However, my images do not feature the same layout as the professional one. This is because the professional magazine, is in context about two teams rather than focusing on one subject. However, my double page spread focuses on one theme, which is why I used different images to give the reader different perspectives on what they see around them. 

Comparing my contents page to a professional magazine 

Comparing my Contents page to a sport magazine contents page, I have used some inspiration from the content that is on the professional magazine. What I have taken from the contents page and added to mine, is the use of enlarged images to remind the audience what the chosen theme is for my magazine. What I have done differently and that I think is better than the professional magazine is the font colour used on my title. This is because the colour I have used is much more brighter and clear compared to the other magazine using dark red, which might be harder for the audience to see from a distance. 

However, I have used detailed text to talk about what will be included in my magazine, whereas the professional magazine has simplified it, as well as adding the page numbers in bold text and a larger font size than the text. 

 

 

 

 

 

L03: Body copy for articles

 

Public Snooker may sound like something your dad might go out and play on a boring friday night. However, YOU are Wrong. As PUBLIC SNOOKER holds so much more potential than just being a once a night thing to do.

 PUBLIC SNOOKER

is more than just being an activity people play out on a night, as many people have a passion towards the sport,

and would often hold events and competitions in pubs for people to earn money and to genuinley have a nice time. 

WHY?

the reason why public snooker is so popular, is because it allows people to see the fun side of snooker, and not the competitive side of the sport. As snooker was not only made to be a professional sport, but a fun activity to compete against people, and build a new connection to others, and continue to build upon on friendships with those around you.

 Based from the quote said from Ryan. Snooker can be a 

unpredictable game.

As we have seen from Ryan himself, not all games go your way. 

For example, one week you could be playing like prime Ronny O’Sullivan, and the next week, you could forget how to hold a 

snooker que and lose every match with 6 points. 

However, Ryan is not the only one who is 

affected by this cruel unfairness of the game, as many people, incluidng 

professionals have had many unlucky games at their best, as some say the game decides your fate. 

Snooker does require alot of skill and 

experience, in order to know how to play the game, as many people have played this sport for decades and still do not reach a professional level. 

Although the sport can be frustrating at times, people still find that it is a great 

opportunity to be social with those around you. 

L03: Production materials

 

L02: Call Sheets

 

L02: Photoshoot plan

 Photoshoot plan 

For the images that I will be using for my magazine, have all been taken at the Wombwell Working Mens Club and the Winter Gardens in Sheffield. The reason why most of the photos that I am using for the magazine includes my model getting ready to take a shot, is because it shows that the contents in my magazine actually have events taking place. For the choice of clothing I went with the everyday style someone would wear, as my magazine does not focus on professional snooker. The equipment that was used was my phone with the pro and custom camera settings available. I used both landscape and portrait photography, as landscape was mainly used on wide close ups and being able to get photos of the snooker table at the Sheffield Winter Gardens as I was at more of a distance while I was there. I used portrait for when I wanted to make the snooker table or my model the main focus of the photo. The props that were used for the magazine were a snooker que as in the photos we can see my models holding the que while it is their turn.