What have I learnt since my preliminary task?

When I first designed my preliminary task, I used publisher as I did not feel confident to use photoshop for a small task that should be done quickly. I had no knowledge of photoshop as I had never used it before. I feel that I have made lots of progress since then by learning how to use many effects and techniques in photoshop. This led me to creating a very effective magazine with a bold design that looks quite professional.

Throughout creating my front cover, I was given lots of feedback from my lecturer as to how I could improve it significantly, by improving the clarity and changing my colour scheme. This is evident in the before and after images of my front cover:

As shown, a great improvement has been made when I had recieved feedback from my lecturer.