Looking at other students Work.

To help us understand the positive and negative sides to a magazine we looked at other students work. We had to say what we thought the strengths and weakness's were and also what grade we thought it would have got.

Name of product	What I thought were the strengths	What I thought were the weaknesses	What grade you think it got?
AMPLIFY	Good use of font on the contents and front cover. Good colour scheme. The font cover has most of the necessary information a front cover should have (e. barcode, price, masthead, main sell lines and sell lines, advertisement. )	On the front page and contents page the images have been cut round and this is clearly visible to the readers.  Also on the double page spread the text on top of the image isn’t clear and in the bottom right hand corner there is a random pattern to full in space. Also the font is plain and the kicker and main text aren’t separated so it’s hard to tell the difference. Also all three images were pixelated and didn’t look professional like most magazines. There also isn’t a background colour on either page making It look plain and messy. It’s not exciting and engaging and there is nothing about it which would make you want to read more.  On the front image the top of her head is cut off into the masthead which is clearly visible and looks messy and unprofessional. Also the contents image is random and when the picture must have been take the model is against a wall whereas on the contents she is just standing in a random position against nothing which doesn’t fit in with the topic.	U
ETA	The strengths of this magazine are the font cover looks like a professional magazine. It has a suitable colour scheme which fits in well with the image. The masthead and main sell lines look professional. There are advertisements and usp’s which both fit in with the magazine topic and colour scheme. The font cover has all the necessary information needed, e.g. barcode price date and issue number.	The images on the double page spread are blurry isn’t what you would find in a real magazine. As well as the images the writing on the double page spread is blurry which makes is hard to read and gives it an unprofessional look. The images on the contents page are pixelated, unclear and not in any certain position making it looks unprofessional. The contents page also has no colour and is very plain which could bore the readers and makes is look untidy. The masthead and the main sell line are both equal size which isn’t like a professional magazine.	C/D
FUNK	The double page spread looks professional and is set out well with a relevant image. The front cover has all the necessary information needed. The colour scheme fits in well with the images. The contents page is set out well and is clear to read but also looks effective as it isn’t all text but images to split the page up.	The image on the double page spread and front cover is badly photo shopped and it clearly visible the mistakes and the way they have cut round the image. The masthead doesn’t look professional and is hidden slightly by the image. On two if the images in the contents page the page number isn’t clear to the reader.	B

Over all looking at other students work gave me different ideas about what i want my final piece to look like. It helped me decided what type of theme i wanted to base my magazine on and also the type of image i am aiming to use for my magazine. It also made my realize what i needed to include in my magazine to help me achieve the higher grades.