Critiquing and Revising my Rough Draft Cover
A week after my cover submission, my teacher decided to critique my cover along with my peers. As I look back on what I designed, I appreciated the positive criticism that I got on that day. I used this feedback to my advantage and essentially created an "advanced copy" of my magazine. The teacher graded my cover with an 'A' because of the uniform color scheme and organization of basic magazine features. However, there were little yet noticeable elements that could be changed. My peers believed that my cover contained light words which made it hard to read. I took the effort to enhance my cover by bolding the words and making them a little darker. For example, I colored the primary headline at the bottom in magenta pink so it matches the exact color shade of the puff. My teacher also discussed with the class about widow rule in a title which is basically if there are three lines of words and an empty one on the third line: it doesn't look right. So, I took it upon myself to change that and make my words look harmonious. The anchorage text underneath the pink headline was also shortened to two lines and I even received very creative advice from a friend to make my cover look old-timey. My friend gave me an idea to put the date and time similarly to how it would look on video footage or in the corner of old camera photos. Overall, I'm very grateful for this feedback as it will allow me to continue to develop styles and be mindful of the designing process that many editors go through. These assignments allow me appreciate how hard it takes to create a magazine or any type of media.
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