Becky Tye AS: Evaluation Pt 7: Progression

Thursday 5 May 2011

Evaluation Pt 7: Progression

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

This are examples of my progression throughout this project from my prelim task to the final task (plus the little ones I made too):

I am suprised to see how much my work has changed. Whilst I've been making these, I didn't really notice as I learnt new things and begun to incorportate them into my work. Looking back now, I can see lots of things I would never have thought to do when I started this project.

I have learnt so much from this project that have helped me to create these products. I have learnt to use typical conventions, as I have learnt to subvert conventions when I feel necessary. Learning all the technical terms have definately helped, as I've been able to feature spot, and then go on to use them to my advantage in terms of attracting my target audience. Here is my Terminology Quiz: http://www.sporcle.com/games/Bexfactor31/MediaMagazineTerminology
I made this so I could properly learn the terms, without the dull habit of just reading and writing them.

As well as learning all the technical aspects of media; I feel the research has been invaluable. Without researching existing magazines I probably wouldn't have been able to develop my ideas as thoroughly. For instance, there is a fine balance between a good contents page and an overcrowded contents page. This is something I have learnt from practice; I began with too little on the contents, then ended up with a reasonably accurate one.

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Magazine Terminology

BALANCE - the design principle that one side of a layout must be given equal weight compared to another. Balance is achieved through the placement of type and graphic elements.
BANNER - the place where a magazine's logo (and its MOTTO or SUBTITLE) appears.
BODY COPY - the main text of an article.
BRAND - the magazine is a "brand", in the same way as GAP or Levis is a brand. With the growth of SYNERGY, a magazine might have spin off products such as a radio station, TV channel, clothing line or merchandise.
BULLET - a circle or dingbat before each item on a list.
BYLINE - the name of an article's author.
CALLOUT - explanation of a specific area of an illustration or diagram.
CAPTION - also called a CUTLINE.
CONSISTENCY - the principle that a magazine should retain some elements throughout an edition of a magazine and also from month to month. Inconsistency in typeface, design, layout etc. can confuse and alienate readers. See also: UNITY
CONTRAST - the principle that important elements are given emphasis on a page through the use of size, colour, texture or placement whilst less important elements are minimised.
COPY - the written text.
COVER - divided into OFC (Outside Front Cover), IFC (Inside Front Cover)
COVER LINES - also known as SELL-LINES. The lines on the front cover that will advertise the contents.
CROP - to cut or trim an image.
DECK - text below a headline that summarises or provides a lead-in to the article.
DISPLAY TYPE - type that is larger than the body copy, such as sub-headings and pull quotes.
DROP CAP - the large letter, like illuminated writing, sometimes found as the first letter of an article.
FONT - all the sizes and styles of a typeface family.
FOUR F's - Format, Formula, Frame, Function.
Glossy - a magazine with glossy pages. Also refers to a magazine that is the standard magazine sizes of 8 by 11 inches to 10 by 13 inches, or 20 by 28 cm to 25 by 33cm.
GRAPHIC - the visual elements of the magazine like illustrations and photographs, as opposed to typographic or copy which refers to fonts and words.
GRID - an invisible structure that guides the placement of graphics and text on a page.
LOGOTYPE or LOGO - the name of the magazine, also known as the FLAG. Found in the banner space, but often repeated elsewhere, like on the CONTENTS page.
MARGIN - the measured white space at the top, bottom, left and right edges of the text. If anything goes over the margins, it is said to BLEED.
MASTHEAD - a box, usually about a column wide, that lists the magazine's editors, designers, business staff and information about the publishing company, subscriptions and contact information.
MATTE - a dull, unglossy finish on a page.
MONTAGE - the assembly of several photos or illustrations into a single piece of art.
PAGINATION - the process of creating complete page layouts and putting them in order using DTP (Desk Top Publishing) software.
PALETTE - a set of colours that can be used in a magazine, defined in advance to ensure a consistent look and brand from issue to issue.
PULL QUOTE - an excerpt from an article, often a quotation from an interview, that has been pulled out, enlarged and used as a design element to break up body text.
SANS-SERIF - a font without feet.
SEQUENCE - the design principle that the designer can choose the order in which readers look at items on a page, using size, colour, shape and placement.
SERIF - a font that has feet.
SLAB-SERIF - a typeface using heavy, even serifs
SUBHEAD - a heading beneath the logotype that acts as the magazine motto.
TYPEFACE - a style of font or type.
UNITY - a consistency in design style throughout the magazine.

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Thursday 5 May 2011

Evaluation Pt 7: Progression

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