Magazine Advertisement Audience Feed Back

After i recieved feed back for this image, with the criticism of no ratings or stars etc; I made a start to a few little changes here and there, trying out new things, and giving myself a few different outcomes for the final image.
Firstly i knew stars was a great criticism and i knew they had to added, To begin with the stars were slightly larger, however then when looking back at i, they were almost overpowering to the small piece of font underneath. So continuing to tweak, I made the stars smaller, in keeping with the size of "NME" written underneath. I then took the colout from the small parts of red within the photo, and put it into one of the stars as shown in middle image. However, they did not look as clear, and just looked slightly tacky with a black outline. In the end I went for the small plain black stars for a more professional appearence. I then recieved further feed back after editing. The elements and the editing all recieved positive feed back, and the stars were said to "add so much more, in the sense of realism".
(Top image - Final Edit) - (Middle Image - Red Star) - (Bottom Image - Larger Stars)

Digi-Pak Lyrics Panel Feed Back

When I first recieved feed back for this image, it was the original version in the line up of images for my digi-pak, the feedback i recieved was from and older generation. Healthy criticism allowed me to hink more indepth about how the image looked slightly empty, and did not hold the pak well together as one. After then changing the image to this, I acquired yet more feedback, however this time from a younger generation. When asking for feed back i showed both versions for comparison. There was no particular criticism, whichwas very pleasing. I recieved feedback such as; "Looks cool", "Ticks more cirteria", "Vintage effect suits the genre and theme", "Hand written gives a different edge, along with the faded sun above them". I was more than happy with the feedback collected, it gave me a more positive feeling about the whole look o the digi-pak.

Track Side Feed Back

For the back of the digi-pak I also recieved good feed back. The natural light proved to be a good factor, looking summery and fun, in keeping with the song. The layout was also praised for the positioning of the people and the use of the natural settings etc. I did however recieve criticism on how much space is left under the tracks, and the loss of a barcode being visible. It was brilliant to contract criticism, as a barcode is key, and this should also even out the look of how much space is left underneath the track list.

                                                           Edit After Feedback

Here is the newly edited back cover of the digi-pak after recieving and taking in the feedback from peers and specific target audience. The barcode makes it appear so much more professional. Gathering the feedback was brilliant, as little things missed out ike this make such a big impact to the 'look' of the product. I am disappointed I did not even think to do this before the audience opinions, however so greatful for all of the honmest feesback i recieved in order to improve it in the ways it needed.

Album Cover Feed Back

The feed back I recieved for the front cover was incredibly positive. I obtained the feedback from peers from within my own age range, as that was who I was originally aiming the video and the song at. Included amongst the feed back were comments on how the image is well centred and symmetrical, with the terms of people, also the title, it's placing and the lighting. So all good feedback for those points. I recieved comments also for the effectiveness in the edinting of the photograph, with it being in keeping with the rest of the album. Lastly, good peer assement was also gathered for the font, being told that the theme of it matching all the way through and keeping it in the genre of the Mysery Jets themselves, keeps it looking professional and as one.

Audience Feed Back

I got audience feedback for the magazine advertisment ancillary task one, and three of the panels within my digipak; the front cover, the back, and the band photograph including lyrics. Follow the above.

Re-Edit

After looking over the panels for my digi-pak again and proceeding with further research, I came to the conclusion that they were slightly plain. After reseraching through albums, I came across
"Green Day - American Idiot", although it may not be a digi-pak album, their front cover panel opens up into a booklet of all of the lyrics to which are hand written. I personally thought this added slightly more to the album and it seemed to make it feel quite authentic. It was in scribbly handwriting with mistakes and errors to see also. So for one of the plain band photos along the middle of the digipak, I wrote out the lyrics to the used song "TWO DOORS DOWN" in my own handwriting, to make it look slightly messy as if hours had been spent writing it with my own purposly added mistakes. I wrote the lyrics on to tracing paper and then scanned them into the computer. I then opened up both images into Adobe Photoshop, and placed the panel of lyrics over the top of the image and lowered the opacity significantly, until the writing was only faint and not overpowering the photograph. I like the outcome, and feel it just brings an added element to the image and digi-pak as a whole, rather than seperate photographs.