Reflecting on my AS magazine

After looking back and reflecting on my AS media blog and looking at the magazine I created I felt that it wasn't completed to the best of my ability, although I felt that my blog was fairly detailed my evaluation wasn't as strong and was slightly rushed due to the time I allowed myself to do it in.
The research I carried out on existing magazines and the questionnaire I created was quite well organised and I spent enough time looking at the research I collected and making charts to compare and analyse the results I had formed, this helped me make important decisions like the magazine title and headings on the front cover. I now see how research from my target audience is vital and I need to ensure I carry out the same process this time round and collect results from others to influence my next media product.
From my previous experience of blogging and creating I am now aware of how important it is to keep up to date and blog on a regular basis to ensure I don't fall behind and my time is managed out appropriately so that each stage is fairly proportioned and nothing needs to be rushed. If I had done this in my AS media I would have been able to show my full potential and have all parts completed to the best of my ability. I have decided to set myself deadlines for each post so that I know when everything needs to be done and I can have as much posted on my blog as possible.
When I first started using InDesign  I found it virtually impossible, its quite an advanced software anyway and I did not recognise some of the tools on the programme so it was hard to use. As time went on and I used the software more and more and I began to familiarise myself with InDesign and discover new things. I am now more experienced in using the software and would find it much easier to use and I would be able to access it much quicker then before, I can crop and insert a photo easily and choose text colour and font instantly and include text boxes. Where as before I found it complicated and confusing. This will help me this time round and I will hopefully become even more experienced and learn new things that I can include into my work.
To conclude its obvious that time managing and keeping up to date was an issue last time round and this has made me more determined to have all of this under control. I also want to include as much detail as possible and need to ensure I keep the research broad and have a wide range of it. By doing all of this it will help me achieve the highest grade possible and have a detailed blog with an interesting media product.