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Feedback and Revisions

When presenting my magazine, the feedback I received were both positive and negative. My classmates advised that these changes would greatly increase the authentic feel of my magazine.

On the cover page, my classmates showed significant interest in the color scheme of my photo and vibrant pictures in my article spread. However, they had difficulty seeing the main headline text due to its position and color. The position of the headline will be moved up to make it easier to see against a darker background. I may consider changing the color of the text to a slightly darker yellow so that the text captures customers attention better. One main feedback received was the hyphens on the cover-page and table of contents. My peers suggested adjusting the text to remove the hyphens since they made the magazine look unprofessional. I plan to adjust the columns separating the article titles on the table of contents to remove any hyphens in the text.

The article spreadsheet contained the most errors and needed significant changes. One error was the missing page number and website at the bottom of each page. The added page number would increase the authenticity of my magazine, while the website would advertise future magazines to my audience. I plan to add these changes to each page of the articles, including the table of contents. Also, my classmates wanted the position of the small picture to change from the corner of the page, due to the odd way the text formed around the image. I plan to move the photo to the middle, so the text naturally forms around it. Another error was editing mistakes, mainly the position of text and the color of some of the text. The borders on the second article page were uneven and some of the text went outside the page. I want to add symmetrical borders to the second article page so that it matches the first article border. This will allow the articles to look neat when it is opened by any customers. The final advise given was moving the quote further up the page. By changing the position, it reflects the same style as other magazines.
Making these changes will allow for my magazine to follow the conventions of traditional nature magazines.

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