I sent an e-mail to twenty people with my three pieces attached. I asked them to give me feedback on what they thought of my magazine pieces. Here is the e-mail I sent and below it are some of the responses I received:
Examples of some feedback:
Front cover
Strengths:
The audience seemed to like my theme colours orange, black and white some saying it was very unique. They also thought it looked very authentic and they thought the way the models looked at the camera drew you in.
Weaknesses:
It was not clear which cover line was meant to be my main one. It was also suggested to me that next time around I should ensure that none of my cover lines are italicized.
Contents page
Contents page
Strengths:
In general, the audience like how I’ve kept a constant colour scheme going and they also mentioned how they thought it looked quite authentic.
Weaknesses:
Some people did not seem to understand the way I laid out ‘Contents’, they felt it was too confusing others just did not particularly like it.
Double page spread:
Strengths:
My audience felt I chose the right pictures and put them in nice places. Many even stated that my double page spread was their favourite page.
Weaknesses:
Only weakness is that I need to include a by-line (where the journalist’s name is written and the photographer is credited).
