For this task, we were put into four groups of four and we had to analyze a former students work (i.e. front cover, contents page and double page spreads). We had to look for the positive and negative aspects of the piece and we had to discuss what grade we would have given it.
My personal opinion on the piece I looked at was that overall, it was very good but there were a lot of improvements that could have been made to it.
The student used the same image on the three sections. On the other hand, the image was manipulated very well and it almost looked original. The front cover looked very professional and it looked like something you would find in a shop. However, there was perhaps too much information and the front cover looked very busy. Despite that, it still looked professional.
The contents page was the strongest section of the magazine. It looked virtually identical to a contents page from Kerrang magazine but it was creative and there was a lot happening. However, the contents page only advertised 24 pages and the magazine's cost was £1.99 which is a slight rip off. Nether less, the contents page was extremely professional.
For the double page spread, the image from the front cover and the contents page was used. One half of the page looked very professional. It contained the image and a pull quote which was designed in a way that blended well with other magazines. However, the other half of the double page spread contained little text with the same font size. Also, the language resembled language you would hear in a television interview and the page numbers were larger than the article text itself.
We graded the piece a B because, overall, it looked professional and it looked like something you find in a shop.
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