Production Schedule

Evaluation for Induction Piece

My task for this assignment was to create a magazine article which is focused on the negatives and positives of piracy. My research was done on the internet, which made it extremely quick yet it was quite difficult to find reliable sources. I had to research what piracy is and what do people think about it. I then had to use my research to write an article about the issue of piracy. After I finished writing my article, I had to research different types of magazines and choose the one I want my article to be for. I have chosen the Kerrang magazine because I read it frequently and I’ve also included rock artist’s opinion in my article. Also I thought my article would best relate to its target audience. I believe that my strength when researching is that I concentrate on the issue so I only get information based on it. However, my weakness when researching is that I find it difficult to put the information in my own words and find reliable websites.

I have encountered some strengths and weaknesses with journalisms whilst writing the article. My weaknesses are that I find it difficult to concentrate on one paragraph and decide an order for the points I make. However, my paragraphs are clear and easy to follow. My points also make sense.

We had to use a software program called Adobe InDesign to create a credible looking magazine article. At the beginning, InDesign seemed really difficult yet throughout the making of the article I have learned and developed many skills. I have learned how to use colour to make the article suitable for the genre; I have used black and red as it is a rock magazine and these colours are usually used in the kerrang magazine. One of my weaknesses was adding images. I found it quite difficult to position them and make them look suitable for the article. Another thing that I found difficult was organising the order of the text boxes and placing them in certain places without going over the margins.

I had to create a blog and publish my article. This took a while as whenever I attempted to upload an image of my article it wouldn’t work. However, I managed to upload my final article in the end by using Google Chrome. I now find blogger really easy to utilize.

I have created a questionnaire for my classmates to help me improve my article and get different opinions on it. Most of my classmates said that I have used suitable colours and images and that it looks aesthetically pleasing. Some of them advised me to add page number to make my article look more professional.

My targets for the future are:  to upload everything onto my blog straight after finishing the task, use UK websites instead of US websites when researching as it makes my work more reliable, organise the images better to make them look a lot more professional and less copied of the internet, learn how to use the majority of the tools on InDesign in order to work quicker on the layout.

Finished Magazine