Overall for this magazine, I think I did an amazing job for someone who has never made a magazine which means that there is some section I would want to improve on but until next time. My goal of this magazine was not just to complete all the work, but also, I wanted it to represent ME, MY STYLE, and MY INTERESTS. And it did that. For example, In the future, I want to move to Seoul, South Korea and start my future there so I included some aspects of South Korea into my magazines to show my interest in the country and its style.
Also, one of the main part I am proud of in my work is that the fact I tried to use a different assortment of mediums since every individual learns in different ways so I tried to cater my work to everyone, for example, I used videos, music, and links so it can cater to everyone’s learning style. I want the reader to be able to get links on a different item that they like from the magazines so they can buy it and enjoy it. Furthermore, I wanted the reader to feel the vibe and the emotion of the pages that they were read so I add music to some of the pages to fit the context.
However, my magazines would have been even better if I was able to collect first-hand information about the artist or designer that I am writing an article on, so I could give a personal opinion of them even though I have tried to do that.
But, if I were to do this project again, I would look at an assortment of a medium such as magazines for layout inspiration as I only used my imagination and DAZED magazines for inspiration. Also, I feel like if I did this, my magazine would have a theme or a style throughout the magazine.
Throughout this project, I had good times and bad time. At the beginning of the project I was ahead of everyone, but then I started to get lazy and didn’t do anything even though I was thinking about it. Also, their times when I to rethink my ideas of my magazine and what I wanted it to look like.
Furthermore, I also used my smart target sheet to help me out on what I need to for the week, but it wasn’t that useful as I am the type of person who doesn’t like to plan things and write them down. However, I am the type of person who likes to set myself goals and try to achieve them, so through the project, I set myself personal targets to complete every week.
To be honest, I was able to finish all my work before the deadline, but I am quite disappointed in myself for finishing my magazines on the week of the deadline because I set myself a goal of finishing all my work a week or two weeks before the deadline. But at the end of the day, I was able to hand in a work that I am proud of.
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