Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

my first preliminary task front cover is the "Deyes High Mag", and my main task front cover is the "FUNK" magazine.
The difference between the two is phenomenal. I created the preliminary front cover using Microsoft Publisher and the main task front cover with Photoshop.
The basic masthead with a blue font doesn't do any justice for how poor quality it is, but I dont think anyone at all would want to buy or be interested by that magazine.
Compared to the main task, the masthead is big, bold and stands out from the background to catch the audiences eye.

The Puff is very plain and simple in the preliminary cover, and it doesn't coincide with the other colours of font or titles. So it looks out of place in the middle of the cover. The main task however is something that does fit perfectly well with the other font and background colours, to make it look more professional. The two puffs are laid out to the sides of the front cover, so it doesn't detract some attention away from main image, but at the same time, does catch the readers attention of what else there is to offer inside the magazine.

To be fair, the image used in the preliminary task is not of poor quality, it's just a little too boring to have as a front cover image. Not enough action going in comparison to the main image used in the main task. There is effects used on the image to try and relate to the intended target audience like it's darkened brightness, so it coincides with the slightly dark font colours, so that the bright red banners and sub-masthead would attract the reader in to buying the magazine issue.