LO4 P5: Post-production techniques

Design Techniques

For the designs of the pages, having things somewhat scattered and with an old look brings out the feel of what the metal genre tries to talk about. Having a sense of enjoyment despite the current condition is what makes the magazine stand out of the rest. Rather than being neat and tidy it instead goes its own way while still being readable.

Strengths

The strengths from this project would be the designing and coloring. The colors and the design makes a good combination of demonstrating and explaining what the magazine will be about and what genre it is. Just by looking at the contents page you can already tell that something dark and intense will be seen in the next few pages it being in image or text format.

The consistency of the Font makes it for a more distinguished brand image, and makes it stand out amongst the other magazines and newspapers.

For a first time making a magazine, I think it turned out very well. Going for a genre that I know more about was a good decision to do from start since if I were to pick a different topic that I didn't know about, it would have been a struggle. From this project, my photoshop skills have vastly improved with also learning new ways to use the given tools in the program.

Weaknesses

The lack of costumes, make-up and props takes away the feel and the genre of the magazine a bit. Not every person would look at the main focus and think that the magazine would be about metal and not some model. The location or background is also at fault here as it just makes it feel cozy and warm when in reality its meant to be something opposite.