1. How effective is the combination
of your main product and
ancillary texts?
2. Research
Radio Times Double Page Spreads
For the print work I was required to look at existing examples of work. I looked
at a variety of different copies of Radio Times magazines as this was the
magazine that we were aiming our double page spread to be in. Additionally, I
looked at some online copies to confirm my research and gather a consistent
theme throughout the online PDF copies and the printed
copies.
The first initial part I noticed with the double page
spread was that the initial character of a group of
type would have a different font and it would be
significantly larger than the rest of the type.
This was something that was vital to keep consistent
as otherwise there would be an inconsistency
throughout the branding for Radio Times.
5. Research
Similarities and Differences
The similarities between our piece and one in the radio times are as followed.
The initial type at the beginning of the paragraph which is consistent
throughout most of pages. I also looked at a few copies when designing the
piece so at the beginning of the text I could put in exactly the write type, for
example the channel the show is being held on. Furthermore I positioned the
type to the edge of the page which is common in a lot of their double page
spreads and finally to conclude there was a unique typeface for the ‘logo’ this
should not be consistent with the type in the film which is a problem that we
occurred.
6. Print Work Evaluation
Magazine Article
With this particular piece I felt
that the branding interfered
with the branding of the
documentary as we used the
same logo on this piece and the
documentary itself. If I were to
repeat this process I would
definitely have re-shot the
photograph and framed the
items so that the column of
type would be on the right as
opposed to the left as naturally our eyes read from left to right. This is not a
major issue however it means that we are drawn in to read the text before
knowing the name of the documentary. I also would have moved the gun
perhaps to allow a section of just wood where the text would go so we are not
forced to cut off any of the objects.
7. Print Work Evaluation
Newspaper Advertisement
The newspaper advertisement was a piece
which was left to the last minute which
straight away meant that it was being
rushed. The positives of this piece are that
the two images can clearly be recognisable
and connected. The logo for this piece was
rushed as it was a last minute alteration that
was required. Therefore this piece I am very
disappointed with this due to the lack of
planning. Time management was definitely
a problem that I found with this piece.
8. Print Work Evaluation
Consistency
The print work has similar imagery so that it is clearly identifiable that they are
the same media piece. However, for the magazine piece I had to design it to fit
the themes and conventions of Radio Times magazine, and pay particular
attention to the fact that they would not share the same designers.
However, we wanted to have a similar and clearly identifiable selection of
images.
Conveying the genre was a slight issue as we didn’t have uniform to use as our
primary signifier so we opted for a more subtle approach. We displayed a
bullet, dog tags, pen knife and badge to convey the idea of war.
