In my prelim the main mistake i made was colour. Some of the words are lost in the colour behind them and there's not much variation between the colours. I went a bit mad on 1 particular colour theme! Also the only picture is the main one with no others around such as other stories that may be inside the magazine. The stories aren't very eye catching and the black and white picture is colourful or attractive enough to entice the consumer to buy it.
In my final magazine front cover all the stories can be clearly read and are all eye catching in their own unique way. The main story is clear and there is a picture on the right hand side encouraging people to buy it and look inside. The title stands out and the main picture is striking. its very colourful but not so much that its distracting from the main story, with each mini story having its own area colour and theme.
In terms of the other 6 evaluation questions the process of me making my magazine to the final product has made me realise what consumers want, how to achieve it and small changes can make a huge difference. I learnt how to make it look professional and look like a real media product, what particular audience i was going for and if it was real, how it would be distributed and sold. The main things i have learnt is how to use Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Publisher, an online blog and a proper photo shoot in a studio with a professional camera.
Feedback from my friend Rob and my teacher Greg made me realise what looked good and what didn't. it made me bite my tongue and use pictures and effects that would look good for the magazine even if it wasn't my personal choice. It pointed out to me things that weren't right that could only be seen when stood back looking at it from a different perspective. 
I put some of the pictures i had taken in the studio and edited for my front page and waited to see which got the most comments and likes on Facebook. This was the one so i chose it for the front cover.
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