Analysing previous students work

Analysing Previous Student Work

Name of Magazine	Strengths	Weaknesses	Grade I awarded and reason
The bosh	The contents page is structured very well and is easy to read also the colour scheme is good as the colours don’t contrast but make the writing stand out.	A weakness is the use of the colour scheme on the front cover first of all I believe that there is too many colours on the page and contradict each other.	B
QMR	A strength of this magazine is that the layout of the double page spread is well constructed and is easily set out so that it’s easy for the reader to keep up with what’s happening in the interview.	A weakness is that the colours on the front page make the photos look blurry and don’t really work well with the pictures.	C

What have I learned from looking at last year’s student work?

That the use of colours is important in the magazine because a good colour scheme can be the difference between a good and bad magazine. Also taking good photos is important because bad photos means a bad magazine so taking good photos and spending time working on them to get them as good as I possibly can is a thing I will need to use.

How will I apply this to my own work?

I will be careful when I am taking my photos and take numerous copies of the same photo so that I have a wide range to choose from and pick the best photo for my magazine that I can. Also before I finish my magazine I will use a few different colour schemes to see which one is the best and that everything within the magazine is easy to read.