Final Print Pick Up

2nd May 2014
I have been waiting for the print for just over a week now and I finally picked it up today.

The first thing I realised was the font on the front cover was different to the last time we spoke and from when I last saw it. It was a lot fatter and shorted and I had wanted one that was thinner and longer which we discussed in our final meeting.
Image of front cover and font

On the other hand I am really happy with the final font design of 'The Heartbreak Issue' as it suits the image, style and theme.

The second thing was my name was spelt wrong on the first page instead of Minnie Faye Rayment it is Minnie Faye Rayement. We also discussed her designing an illustration for the letter number one to put on the very inside of the magazine, however the graphic designer had found a low res image on google with a water mark on it and put it into the center of the page.

water mark

Incorrect spelling

The foreword I had sent her still had notes printed on the bottom of it. I asked her to remove them but they were still in the final print.
Throughout the magazine many of the model's names were spelt incorrectly as well as my own on numberous occasions although I gave her the accurate information needed. I also found that the layout I had wanted for my face charts had been changed making them unclear to see and the product list was not in the center of the page as we discussed.

Example of the layout of the face charts and product list which was different to original plan

Pixelated image on the back cover of the magazine

The acknowledgements were inserted at the start of the magazine although the last time I saw them when we met up they were at the back where I preferred them to be.
Every chapter has the same font which was not how I had planned to have it, though I did instruct her clearly that I wanted different fonts, typography and colours making each series contrasting and unique.
The bleed on the magazine was not large enough therefore I lost many of the faces in my double page spreads which I was really disappointed in as the ones I chose to be double pages were my favourite images.

Finally on the credit page, the graphic designer has credited herself as the Co-Editor which is was not what we discussed at any point during our meetings.

In future I will definitely use someone who has had a lot of experience with magazine work - though her portfolio online appeared good, the work which she created for myself wasn't at the required standard. I will also TRIPLE proof ready my work before I submit it print as this was a big mistake on my part. Due to this being my final major project I should have been more concerned and tight with the jobs I gave the graphic designer so she knew exactly what I needed and wanted though I felt I had done this, next time I will need to have more regular meet ups. Instead of once a week we should meet every couple of days.
I sent my work over to a designer as I thought I would not have enough time to complete the work to the standard I was wanting, however I have now been given a print which I am not 100% happy with.

I am happy with the images and the makeup, the print quality and paper quality is brilliant and I think the spine and front cover quality is to the standard I was aiming for.

Some of my colours within the images were lost and looked slightly dull therefore I should have checked the format of the images before she put them onto the inDesign file.

Altogether I am glad to see the final print as a whole as I am proud of the work I have done although there are many aspects of the design I would remove and change.