Rough Cut Feedback: Double Page Spread

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-Like the layout.                                                                 -Different headings from front cover.
-Article fills the space well.                                                 -A different setting for one of the photos.
-The layout is good.                                                            -Need page number.
-The colour scheme is good.                                                -Page number.

-Really good overall.                                                            -The photos are out of focus.
-Colours work well.                                                             -Pictures are a bit blurry.
-Name of the artists works well.                                          -Photo on the right looks unconventional.

-Nice banner at the top.                                                      -Please change the photos.

-Like the use of two photos.                                                -Photo is bad quality.

The layout and colour scheme seems to be a consistent favourite throughout my design so I will be keeping the same colour scheme and a similar layout. They also like the name of the artists and the article, this is good as it means I can focus more on the design when making improvements. I haven't been given that many pointers on how to improve, however I have had a lot of criticism for one feature. A lot of people don't like the photos as they are bad quality and maybe unconventional. I will look back at my research to help understand what a conventional hip hop photo looks like. Because I have had the same said about the front cover and contents page I will spend a lot of time taking new photos over the next few days and editing them on Photoshop. They also mentioned that I don't have page numbers, I will have to look back at my list of codes and conventions for a double page spread and make sure I include them all.