Preliminary Task Evaluation

What have you learned from completing this task?
By completing my preliminary task i have learned and understood the different types of media text, the numerous conventions used in a magazine and how to use them effectively, and how to use technology to successfully design a magazine. From the preliminary task i now feel i have the right knowledge and experience to successfully complete the main task to a high standard. 
How have you used technology?
I have used Adobe Photoshop to design a music magazine to a professional standard. By using and getting used to software used by professionals I feel equipped to make my main task look as professional as a real music magazine. I have also used the internet to help me gather and analyse various music magazine related images and examples, which in turn has helped me fully understand the procedure that goes into making a music magazine, and the unwritten rules I should follow. 
What conventions have you used and why?
I have followed all the typical conventions of a mainstream music magazine by including a masthead, feature stories, a plug and a main image. By doing so with my magazine I have enabled it to stand to a professional standard with the information included, making my magazine contain all the conventions mainstream music magazines include to attract viewers and entertain them.