Evaluation - Review from my target audience

Sarah : The products follow each other well and the colours are modern and relevant to the music genre. The images are clear and edited well and don't set a serious atmosphere. I like the contrast in colour and fonts. Overall i think the product is excellent but maybe the black text on the front cover could be seen better on the background.


Chris: All the product work well together due to a consistent colour scheme that matches the genre set. The images have been cleanly edited to be more aesthetically pleasing towards the target audience. The front cover is well planned to create minimal white space, and the colours used match the colours of the images. The variety of fonts used makes the the cover seem more diverse and targets a larger range of audience. The contents are also well layed out, as no white space is used, and it is clear which article matches which page. However, the pictures used are not consistent, and the image of the lad should match the other images of the girls. The double page spread flows well from one side to the other. The only improvements that need to be made on the double page spread is to improve the images used.




Amy :I really like the front cover with the different types of font and the image really suits the colour scheme and music genre. The contents page i do like with the different photographs on there but i think it should have something more on there as look likes is a lot of space on the contents page. Maybe change the background gradient. I really like the double page spread, i really like the photograph and the text is spread nicely but i think the article title font should change to something else such as an effect or a different font but overall i really like the products.


Lee: I feel that the front cover is very good, it stands out a lot to me. The layout is very conventional to what I expect in a magazine. The image used being ahead of the masthead makes the magazine stand even more. The use of colour gives the masthead and banner a very unusual feel. The use of font and colour for the other information provided gives it a conventional feel. The way in which the blue is integrated within this information instantly stands out to me. The contents is very conventional to what I expect. The split sections makes it stand out more. However, the way in which the images are placed on the contents is different. It does not follow the conventional feel of the information provided. The spread is very good, the image instantly stands out and the text is cleverly used. However, the darker text could be used to make the cover stand out more. The colours are very conventional and work well with the other pages.



Perry: The products on the whole look like a cohesive product. This means that the product performs well in that aspect as looking like a professional magazine. The front cover uses a fairly simple two-colour (White and blue) scheme that links in with the image. The flaw that stands out most on the front cover, however, is the use of a white/black font in a somewhat dark area of the cover. The contents page carries on the theme of metallic, while/black and blue. This enables it to link to the cover page more fluently. The only complaint of the contents page, is that the picture mid-right uses a different white-grey gradient, and therefore detracts from the cohesion of the page. The spread continues the metallic, white/black and blue theme. This page uses the lighter metallic that was consistent from both previous pages. The use of selective quotes outside of the columns, mean that a brief overview of the page without needing to read it. My only uncertainty of the page is that because of the high-angled shot, the reader is inclined to feel empathetic towards the musician. While the entire article is referring to how this musician is getting back on their feet. This feels ironic and out of place.