What have i learnt while creating a magazine.

Below is a list of the things i feel i have learnt during the time creating my music magazine front page, contents page and double page spread.

• How the contrast of colour on a magazine can greatly effect the magazine layout as it makes it much harder to read if the colour scheme is not right.
• The layout of the modern music magazine for example the location of mastheads, the location of text within the magazine and on the front page, the image locations types of shot used in these magazines, the type of effects used by the music magazine industry to create the perfect music magazine for a select audience and also the differences between the different genre of music magazine for example the differences between Kerrang and Q magazine. And also how to maximise the space on the pages of music magazines so that they are full yet not overcrowded with to much text images or small details such as effects used.
• How to use font effectively in a music magazine so that it looks good, attracts attention and is easy to read for the audience and the contrast techniques that can be used to make the text stand out on the page. And also adding effects to the font such as shadows to make the mastheads stand out more.
• How to take professional looking images using knowledge of different shot types eg. close ups and medium close up shots.
• The correct terminology when describing and evaluating music magazines and images.
• How to effectively use the software Serif Photplus X3 to create a music magazine.
• How to add detail to music magazines to make them look more attractive to the reader.