14/09/2010 - practise questionnaire

In preperation for the coursework we are doing a questionnaire to help us design a practise magazine cover for our school. Therefore I created a questionnaire which I sent out to every year 7 in the school asking them to kindly fill it in if they could find the time. It is seven questions long which may be too short, however they are precise and closed questions which will help me find out the information I require to design the magazine cover. I included pictures in order to make the questionnaire more appealing and clear instructions on how to fill it in so that they do not get confused and abandon the questionnaire.

So far, I have had plenty of responses and am finding the results very helpful in helping me to decide what format to design a school magazine cover. Therefore I have found that sending the questionnaire has been much more successful because people find computers more convienient and quicker to use.

Questionnaire –

Please highlight your answers using the highlighting tool at the top.

Or if you are unable to find the highlighting tool, could you delete the answers that you do not want to select please E.g: The selected answer is ‘Learning'

1.       What image do you relate most to the school?

Friends

Learning

Fun

2.       How easy did you find it to make friends at the school?

Very Easy

Easy

Okay

Hard

Very Hard

3.       What is your favourite lesson?

Maths

English

Science

PE

Other

4.       What do you like doing during your lunch hour? (besides eating lunch)!

Socialising with friends

Homework

Sports Clubs

Reading

Other

5.       Do you prefer school dinners or packed lunches?

School Dinners (food from the canteen)

Packed lunches (food from home)

6.       What is your favourite method of learning?

Role Play

Writing

Listening to a teacher

Slide Shows

Interactive activites

7.       How would you rate your experience with the school so far?

Very good

Good

Okay

Bad

Very Bad

Thank you for taking the time to complete the questionnaire, your response is very helpful!

Using programmes available on the computer, we tried to manipulate photos to give them a theme or change them in some way. I found this task difficult because I lacked imagination in how to change the photos, I chose to edit the mid-shot photo but still found it difficult to find inspiration. After a little while of playing around I decided to make the photo resemble light and happiness by making the colours brighter and increasing the light on the photo which made it appear as though it was a summery holiday shot of a smiling girl. I think I will find it easier to find inspiration when manipulating the photos with purpose, (when doing them for the front cover of the magazine). Overall, the task was useful in familarising me with the software and I have learnt that I need to use more imagination in order to create a quirky and meaningful image.

After having a play around editing pictures I found it easier to edit the image for the preminerlary task which involves making a school magazine. I took a picture of my sister in her school uniform who is currently in year 8 for the front cover. Here are the photos that I have put on my front cover:

I took the pictures with intent to symbolise the school as a happy and educational atmosphere as a result of the questionnaires I got back from the year 7's who said that they saw the school as a place to learn as well as make friends. I have inserted both pictures onto the front cover. The bottom picture is the main image on the front cover because it is a more typical image for a magazine as it involves a mid-shot with eye contact and a smiling face which represents the school as a friendly place. I put the first image as a small icon next to a pull which said 'top 5 homework tips' to give a physical image of a student doing homework.