Evaluating first draft using mark scheme:

The front cover of the magazine contains quite a few layers, and has a decent image on the front cover, although, the model isn't looking at the camera and in a way seems uninterested, yet also looks like he is concentrating. The colour scheme is consistent throughout, yet the guitar, which is in colour, is different to the rest of the colour scheme. I may play around with the colour of the guitar, to see if changing it will make the cover more exciting or not. Some of the writing on the front cover is slanted and makes it look a bit tacky, so therefore I am going to change this and see the difference. Good use of writing on the page and colour scheme just needs more thought into it. Good use of the slogan.

The contents is a bit simple. The colour scheme is consistent with the cover but the images are of different colours. The arrangement is correct but the writing is too big for the contents, and the page numbers only go up to 9. The images need to be bigger but less of them, and there should be more writing. Page numbers could be included on the images to increase mark. I think I will get rid of the box effects that are there, because I don't think they work to great effect, and I am going to base it a lot more on an actual magazine contents, by lightening the page and adding more personal effects that will link more with the audience.

The DPS is again quite simple and nearly effective but more thought is needed. The colour scheme is again consistent, but again small parts bring it down, such as the red writing on the right hand page. I think that I will lighten the background colour as well because I think that most dps's work better with a lighter coloured background. The image is quite good in the way that the three images murge together, but the background isn't effective so therefore that will have to change. I also think that the 3 members need to be looking at the camera, as I think this will interact better with the audience. There is too much writing, so therefore I think that I will write out a new article that combines the two features of the dps into 1 article, and therefore gives the page a bit more space.