My Pre-lim task ... (Task 2)

This is my pre-lim task, which was to create a front cover for a school magazine. This was a very poor attempt to create a front cover. I feel this doesn't look professional because it is "boxy" and unstructured. My attempt at photoshopping the image isn't very successful, it doesn't look realistic and my second image looks out of place and looks like it was randomly put there. My tagline isn't very catchy and doesn't have much appeal and the puffs used aren't very clever or intriguing. Overall this is clearly a beginners attempt and I feel I have improved dramatically in my Coursework!