AICE Media Studies AS- Duggan, W

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     While I would not classify this as a masterpiece, I do believe that my final draft is a much-needed improvement on my previous one. Th e improvements I have made have created a better tone for the magazine and have made it more aesthetically pleasing in my opinion . I do hope that this will remain true in the eyes of others, as this is a product that, while not the best, I am glad to put my name to.   

     At this point in my editing, I  noticed that my photos were not arranged in what I considered to be a pleasing way, so I used the clipping mask to overlap the photos with other shapes, as I felt this would improve  the overall design and make it feel less bland. I then changed up my cover, using this same tactic to improve the  original image I had as the background, but with a new background behind it, that being the previously mentioned light blue shape. I then used the pen tool  to create a pawprint, which I then grouped the pieces together and placed pawprints across each of my pages . I feel that this helped to create a sense of unity and harmony throughout the magazine, making each page feel connected.  After this, I ended up going back to the cover page, where I then rearranged the article titles to try and make the cover feel like it has more of a unique style. To help with this, I altered the  font sizes of the article titl...

     At this point in my editing, I reviewed some of the more common comments I received from my  peers and  thought it best to get some of the more prominent issues fixed before I move on to the les s common feedback I received. The  most prominent issue I am aware of was my lack of photos, and while I am not entirely convinced I have enough yet, the images I have placed are certainly an improvement, and I feel that they make my magazine feel l ess empty. The other major piece of feedback I received was that I should add a color to my pages in order to make the background less unnecessarily bright   as it looked with a white background. To make up for this, I used a rectangular box the same size as the page and turned it to a light shade of blue. I then used the arrange feature t o send it to the very back of the layer. I feel that this, while not some huge and grand improvement, does make my magazine less straining on the eyes, and therefore improves...

       Regarding the feedback I received from my peers, I found it to be very helpful. I was aware from the start that it would need some heavy editing, but I was unsure as to what to do for most of it.  My cover was the one thing I knew how to fix, as the main issues was the lighting, which my peers did take note of. For my content page, one of my minor issues was the inclusion of  the number symbol as opposed to the word page or a relevant abbreviation. I was also unsure how to fill up the content page, but as a result of the feedback I receive d, I now intend to alter the background color of the page, I am not sure as to what color yet, and to include more photos of dogs, as well as including images of pawprints throughout my whole article, to connect them together . This was especially helpful for me, as I was aware my content page was bland, an error that I will now be able to correct. My feature article  was considered to be  good, but I w...

       A t this point, I have the magazine completed. While I am not especially happy with the cover, I tried a few other versions, none of which looked very good in my opinion. I received some final feedback from  another peer, who said that my magazine seemed fine as is. I did make a few final edits to my feature article  though. While the images still bothered me, I did not take any other photos that I felt were particularly  better and  adding anything else felt like it was too much , more of an attempt to fill space than include any reference images. I did make edits to the text itself though, rewording a few things before deciding it was complete.  While still bothered by my product, I will fix it at a later date, removing the items that were bad and improving the ones that were good.