Magazine cover learner response

1) Add your finished magazine cover as a JPEG image.

2) Type up your feedback from your teacher. If you've received this by email, you can copy and paste it across - WWW and EBIs. You don't need to include a mark or grade if you don't want to.

WWW: This is a satisfactory cover that does manage to replicate the unusual design of Wallpaper magazine. You’ve picked a quirky magazine that does things differently and your image and cover lines reflect this. However, I think overall this doesn’t quite hit the professional standards we’re aiming for in Year 13 so will prove to be a very good lesson for the coursework next year.

EBI: I can see what you’re saying in the evaluation regarding composition but ultimately I don’t think your choice of image is right for a magazine cover – even a quirky one such as Wallpaper. Your face is just far too low on the cover to connect with the audience and means the product lacks impact – the audience won’t know where to look. The other key aspect is page design. I’m not sure on the font and typography choices you’ve made and the cover lines are too long (although I accept Wallpaper has longer cover lines). They are also positioned too close to the edge of the page. Lots to reflect on here so we can aim for the top levels next year. 

3) Consider your mark against the mark scheme above. What are the strengths of your production based on the the mark scheme? Think about magazine cover conventions and the media language techniques you have used to communicate with your audience (e.g. mise-en-scene, camera shot etc.)

4) Look at the mark scheme again. What can you do to move your mark higher and, if required, move up a level?

5) What would be one piece of advice you would give a student about to start the same magazine cover project you have just completed?