So far, so good I think. We have just had a peer evaluation so I thought I would try and use this as my consumer research. By adjusting my products to the 'customer's' liking I can say that I actually have listened to what people want - not just what I believe is best. I personally am very pleased currently with my progress on the other hand. My feedback was generally positive which is obviously encouraging.
"Very good front page, nice fonts" and
"The colours are effective as well as layout". It was my aim to have a corresponding colour scheme which you can see is echoed in my contents page although there is little to see as of yet. The image itself was rather hard to capture as my 6'4'' rugby friend as a model was rather hard to direct and not very open minded - I did however expect this. Bless him. By cutting him out onto a blank white canvas and lightening thew image slightly it suddenly had a lot more potential as its clarity was enhanced.
"Nice and clear picture" was mentioned. The masthead was also viewed positively with it being compared to NME and Q which were my intentions but to also have my own twist on it from my research.
On to the content on the front page...although all relevant to my alternative theme there were some doubts raised as to whether or why I in fact had
'An interview with comedian Russell Brand" on the front cover. I can answer this directly by saying that the content does not necessarily have to all be about music. For example Q had a comedy week with interviews from Ricky Gervais and company as well as NME's main strapline on one issue
"The Inbetweeners - Meet NME's New Work Experience Kids" which goes to show there can be a diverse range of content. The colour against his shirt apparently was "slightly hard to read" which I can empathise with. It is a challenge in itself to get a colour which stands out on a dark shirt and a white background together. I can see this will be an endless amount of time adjusting the density of colour on a frequent basis and somehow always changing my mind. The quote I am most happy with is the one about the layout of the front -
"The layout of the text is good, not leaving much space yet not looking too crammed due to the different colours for each line". It was mentioned that I could perhaps add more to the banner across the bottom which I wouldve picked out myself and will develop on. It's positive we are all actually on the same wavelength. So in conclusion I just need to carry on and make a
few minor adjustments - as well as actually finishing my contents page.....
So far, so good I think. We have just had a peer evaluation so I thought I would try and use this as my consumer research. By adjusting my products to the 'customer's' liking I can say that I actually have listened to what people want - not just what I believe is best. I personally am very pleased currently with my progress on the other hand. My feedback was generally positive which is obviously encouraging. "Very good front page, nice fonts" and "The colours are effective as well as layout". It was my aim to have a corresponding colour scheme which you can see is echoed in my contents page although there is little to see as of yet. The image itself was rather hard to capture as my 6'4'' rugby friend as a model was rather hard to direct and not very open minded - I did however expect this. Bless him. By cutting him out onto a blank white canvas and lightening thew image slightly it suddenly had a lot more potential as its clarity was enhanced. "Nice and clear picture" was mentioned. The masthead was also viewed positively with it being compared to NME and Q which were my intentions but to also have my own twist on it from my research.
On to the content on the front page...although all relevant to my alternative theme there were some doubts raised as to whether or why I in fact had 'An interview with comedian Russell Brand" on the front cover. I can answer this directly by saying that the content does not necessarily have to all be about music. For example Q had a comedy week with interviews from Ricky Gervais and company as well as NME's main strapline on one issue "The Inbetweeners - Meet NME's New Work Experience Kids" which goes to show there can be a diverse range of content. The colour against his shirt apparently was "slightly hard to read" which I can empathise with. It is a challenge in itself to get a colour which stands out on a dark shirt and a white background together. I can see this will be an endless amount of time adjusting the density of colour on a frequent basis and somehow always changing my mind. The quote I am most happy with is the one about the layout of the front - "The layout of the text is good, not leaving much space yet not looking too crammed due to the different colours for each line". It was mentioned that I could perhaps add more to the banner across the bottom which I wouldve picked out myself and will develop on. It's positive we are all actually on the same wavelength. So in conclusion I just need to carry on and make a few minor adjustments - as well as actually finishing my contents page.....
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