Research into previous students work

What have i learned from looking at previous students work?
After looking at previous students magazines I have noticed that it is very important that I get my layout and presentation right as it can make a lot of difference. Also my use of IT, mainly photoshop, must be good as blurred or badly cropped images or font will make my magazine instantly look very bad.

How will I apply this to my own work?
I will have to make sure I use photoshop correctly and well when making my magazine so I don't do anything like poor quality cropping or other things. Also I will make sure i don't use any blurred images or fonts. I will put a lot of time and thought into how i do my layout and the presentation of my magazine.