LO4 Layout EvaluationBy Arran Spencer

What have you produced and why?I have produced a factual product that will explain certain features and the history of Nintendo and all the features of the 3DS XL console. The reason why I chose to write a factual piece on the 3DS console was because it would take less research since I knew a lot about the console. I also own a console so getting the images of the console would not be very tricky since all I would have to do is get a camera from college then take the images.

What was the desired effect of the piece?The desired effect of the piece was to help people who are young or don't know the features of the 3DS console, I have designed this information guide to help explain a bit of of the background of Nintendo and the 3DS and then some aspects about features that the new users may not know about, I also explained some things that you can use with the 3DS for example the Stylus and other accessories. My information guide will explain the new feature and the history.

Do you feel you achieved this?I do feel i achieved this, since the main talking points in my factual product are about the features and accessories of the 3DS console and then I talked for a little bit about the history of Nintendo and then talked some more about just general facts about the console. I also feel the images I have taken also helps achieve this since the images I took was off the 3DS XL console and then I got an image of old Mario and Luigi then cut out around then remove the background then put the image on my work.

What research did you conduct?The main research I conducted was just finding out some dates, for example I looked online for some information or some articles about the 3DS, I then looked on Youtube for some videos of some people talking about the features and accessories of the 3DS to help me find any information that I already didn’t know existed. These was the main features of research I conducted. Most research I have conducted has been secondary since I took all the information from other people on the internet.

What information did you learn? How did this help?I didn’t learn that much information since I knew most of the information before choosing this option, Most of the information I had to look up was the specific names for some of the software. I also had to look up dates of times for when the console first came out. I did not learn much information Overall but I did have to download the instruction manual and give that another read to make sure I explain all the buttons etc and what they do.

How successful was this?Overall it was not the successful, the reason I did most of the research was for the coursework I knew most of the information that was entered into the product. I did double check all my facts to make sure I was correct and I was correct. Some of the facts was successful as I said I had to look up some dates and ears for certain things so that was very successful as it helped me a lot.

How does your work compare to others pieces in the same genre?There has been a few game leaflets, some of them give out information on the new games that are going to come out, There are other that involve all the latest accessories for the console it is talking about. I dont think there are a lot of other products that is the same as mine. Mine is special because it talks about the past of Nintendo and the past of the console itself.

What skills have you developed when doing this piece? The main skills I have developed whilst working on this project would be working on Indesign on the mac. I have also developed some skills in Adobe Lightroom and also in Adobe Photoshop. The main skills i developed on Indesign was just how to use opaque boxes and add shadows and borders around the outside of the images. I also learnt some more facts about ‘dafont.com’ using that made me download and insert the mario font for my product.

If you could improve anything what would it be and why?I would've used my time for effective when it came to getting the images or using graphics or not. Since I feel I could of used photos or made some graphics that suit the product more than the existing images that I am using. I would of also put more time into the draft copy because on the feedback sheets someone said ‘Less text’ so I would alter the text and remove all unessorcery bits that are unneeded and added bits that would make more sense.