Sunday, 7 October 2012

Magazine article evaluation


Evaluation

We were asked to look at file sharing and illegal downloading for our blog that has to do with our individual magazines. I had chosen to revolve mine around Norah Jones the singer who has quoted on file sharing as being a positive thing.

Research skills:

I had done most of my research online independently and had compared it to other sources to check if the information was reliable. Some of these sources included the guardian and BBC. I looked at information on file sharing on these websites.  I found out information on Radiohead, 50 cent and Norah Jones who have also quoted file sharing as being a positive thing. I elaborated on my research by sharing ideas with other individuals in my class. The class also got together for a for and against argument on file sharing which helped me gather up more information on the subject. I think the information I gathered on the internet really helped as I could elaborate on it by finding out more by comparing notes with other people in my class.

During my research, I found looking for my favourite artist’s quotes on file sharing challenging. However, Norah Jones is an artist I was familiar with so chose to make her the main image of my article.

Journalistic and writing skills:

I think my English language and writing was accurate and clearly expressed in the journalism text.  The text was partly written in first person towards the end as I added my own opinion in on the subject however the rest approaches the audience in a third person manner. I think my writing skills were something I did not lack in. The skills that I did lack in were my Photoshop skills. Although I am familiar with the software, I learnt more as I went along with the task and feel that next time I will not be too hesitant to use certain features.  I also feel the text font of my writing does not seem to reflect the theme of the page.

Feedback:                                                                                        

I managed to receive feedback from people in my class. It was said that the colours were not contrasted well and seemed too simple. It was also said I should have used a full boarder on my magazine page and that the writing structure seemed too essay like which does not seem to inviting to read. On the other hand I was told the heading that stated a question and the quality of the picture was good. I was also told the colour of the quote that stood out against the picture was well used.

 

 

 

 

 

Target Improvement:  

I know the magazine page was definitely not to the best of my ability and next time I should spend more time on it accessing what to do creatively.

I have now gained more knowledge on how to use Photoshop which will now come to an advantage.

I have learnt colour schemes have a huge impact on how a magazine page looks and I should focus more on that next time

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