Feedback on Mock Ups: Context Pages

I will now get feedback from various people so that I know the strengths and weaknesses of my mock. A strength of this context page is that it's not too busy; so your attention isn't drawn away from the context page. They said they liked how I have used a various of fonts as it can make the mock up look more professional, as the use of different fonts is a common convention magazines use. Another strength of this mock up is the text "Context page" is placed over the top of the main image - this can cause the audiences' attention as it bright and eye-catching. However, this can also been seen as weakness as the words "Context page" take up too much space on the main image.  Another weakness of this mock up is that the writing is too small; this makes it hard for the audience to read.  To improve this in the future, I would have to make sure that I use a reasonable size font.

I will ask people what the strengths and weaknesses of this mock up are so that I know in future how to improve my final product. From feedback I have found out that a strength of this mock up is that they like how the background is a picture of the band - as it can show that the band is a main feature in this issue. Another strength is that they like how I have used again a various of font - varying from sans serif font to font that fits into with my genre. Another strength is that I have used the same font for my masthead for the title of this page - this can emphasis that I have followed a clear house style. However, a weakness for this mock up is that the text is too small and is hard for my target audience to read. Additionally, the images on the right-hand side can be seen as a weakness as some of them are too transparent with the background and could distract the reader away from the text.

I have asked a range of people what the strengths and weaknesses of this mock up are. A common strength is that they liked the layout as it looks well thought out. Additionally, makes the context page look not too busier yet there isn't any dead-space. They liked how I had used colours which complimented each other and how the white writing doesn't clash against the background. However, the disliked the size of text and images; the size of the text is too small so it makes it harder for the reader to wear. As well the size of the smaller images can be seen as too small as it could be unclear who are in the images.