I have learned several important lessons from my preliminary magazine cover task to the final product: 1) Color scheme is crucial to match the target audience and create the right mood - the dull grey of the preliminary cover did not suit a young audience but the brighter colors of the final cover were more appropriate. 2) Image quality needs to be high to make the product look professional - the poor quality main image on the preliminary cover was improved on the final version using a better camera. 3) Effective editing of images is important to make them aesthetically pleasing and fitting for the magazine genre - more editing was done on the final cover images compared to the preliminary version.