1. Evaluation Question 6
What have you learnt about technologies from the
process of constructing this product?

2. Photoshop
A technology that I have used during the construction of my music magazine
pages is Photoshop. During the construction of my pages I have learnt to use a
number of different tools involved in the Photoshop software. One tool that I
have used was the Pen Tool. I used this tool to cut out my cover star from the
background, so I could apply another background to the cover. Using the Pen
Tool I had to click around the photograph and then when I was happy with where
it was cutting around, I then went back around, so it will join up to the first point
where I started and then pressed ‘ctrl+enter’ to highlight the area that will be
deleted. I then pressed ‘ctrl+delete’ to delete the background from the
photograph and then pressed ‘ctrl+D’ to deselect the area that was highlighted.
The pen tool easily cut out the cover star from the background, so I could then
create my own background to my cover page. Another tool I used creating my
pages for my music magazine was the blending options tool which was used for
applying effects for my photographs, texts. I used this tool to add effect to my
masthead, photographs, shapes and text. Another tool that I have used is the
brush tool, I also downloaded brush tools to use on Photoshop. I used the brush
tool to create my background for my cover page.
The pen tool is found on the tool bar on the left
hand side of the software Photoshop. This tool
is used to cut out photographs which involves
mainly a person in from the background, so
then another background can be applied or the
background can be left white. The tool works
by clicking around the photograph where you
want to delete, and for curved edges, the pen
tool can be curved so the edges are not
straight lines and have a curve, such as cutting
out a guitar.
The blending options tool is found by right
clicking on the layer you would like to
apply the effect too, and then a menu
will appear, you then select blending
options, a menu will appear with
different blending options in. The options
that are available are:
• Drop Shadows
• Inner Shadows
• Outer Glow
• Inner Glow
• Bevel and Emboss- Contour, Texture
• Satin
• Cover Overlay
• Gradient Overlay
• Pattern Overlay
• Stroke
Each option will apply a different effect to
the layer that has been chosen for one
or several of these effects to be applied
too. These options also have other
options once the option is clicked on,
and then a number of things can be
changed such as sizes, angels, colours,
thickness, blend mode.
The brush tool is found on the tool menu on
the left side of the software, and then another
menu for the brush tool will be displayed along
the top of the screen with different options, and
then I clicked on the bucket of paint brushes to
bring up all the brushes that are installed on
the computer. I edited the sizes of the brush to
make it medium sized, so I could apply the
brush to my background of my cover.

3. Photoshop
Another tool that I used in the Photoshop software was the rubber tool. I used
this tool to edit my puff, so it was not just a solid colour. I used the tool by
clicking on the puff and it rubbed out little bits of the puff to give it more of an
effect. Another tool I used during the process of my music magazine was the
shape tool. I used the shape tool to draw boxes to use for my front cover, I
used the boxes for my skyline and banner, and then text was added to these
shapes. I used another rectangle to add a shape to my main cover line so then
that cover line will stand out amongst the others, as that was the main cover
line, I reduced the opacity of the rectangle on my main cover line, so the
photograph could still be seen. I also used the ellipse tool for my puff. The text
tool also was used during the process of my music magazine as I had to have
the masthead, cover lines, prices, dates and more, as they are part of the
codes of conventions of any magazine. I downloaded fonts to use for my music
magazine cover , so I can find a style that will suit the genre of my music
magazine the most instead of just having a basic font. Another tool that I
have used during the production of my music magazine is the gradient tool for
the background. I used different shades of blue for the gradient of the
background, and I went over the top of the gradient with the brush tool.
The rubber tool is found on the tool bar on the
left hand side of the software. Once the rubber
tool is clicked on another menu will appear at
the top of the page, with different options that
can be selected such as the size of the rubber,
and the type of rubber that can be used. The
puff shows what I have done using the rubber
tool around the outside to give it more of an
effect.
The shape tool is also found on the tool
bar on the left hand side of the
software. The rectangle tool can be
clicked on and held down so some
more shapes will appear that will be
used. The different shapes that can be
used is:
•Rectangle
•Rounded Rectangle
•Ellipse
•Polygon
•Line
•Custom
Each shape can be any size or colour.
The custom shape tool will show a
menu of different shapes such as
music notes, as they are different tools
that can be used during the production
of the magazine.
The text tool is also found on the tool bar on
the left hand side of the software. The text tool
can be used in different way such as the
horizontal type and vertical type. The font
style, size and colour can be changed by using
the tool bar that appears at the top of the
screen when the text tool is selected.
The gradient tool is found on the left
hand side of the software, it is used to
apply backgrounds instead of just
having a white background or just one
solid colour. Once the gradient tool is
selected another tool bar will appear at
the top with different options. This
allows to set the gradient colour or
colours. The way the gradient will be
applied such as middle, circle, diagonal,
and towards the side. The mode and
opacity can also be changed for the
gradient.

4. Photoshop
Another tool that I have used during the production of my music
magazine was the adjustments. I used different styles of
adjustments to my photographs such as the levels,
brightness/contrast and exposure. The adjustments is found on
the main menu bar underneath the image. In the adjustments
there are lots of different options that can be applied to the
photograph that it will be applied too. The three adjustments that
I used was levels, brightness/contrast and exposure. I altered the
adjustments not a lot but so it is noticeable. These adjustments
changed the photographs so they looked sharper and on the
levels it made some of the photograph looked darker especially if
the photograph had black on.

5. Examples
This is an example of one of the photographs that I
edited. These pictures show the guitar that was the
original photograph that I took and then the second
photograph is the edited image. I used the
adjustments to edit this photograph. The
adjustments I used was the levels,
brightness/contrast and exposure to edit this
image.
This is an example of the shape tool that I
used. I used the rectangle tool to create a
rectangle that will go across my cover star, and
on the rectangle there is the main cover line
which links to my cover star. I used the opacity
tool to reduce the opacity of the rectangle, so
the cover star can still be seen underneath the
rectangle. This rectangle makes the main
cover line stand out amongst the other cover
lines.
This is an example of the rubber tool that I used
on the puff. I have used the rubber tool to rub
out little bits of the outside of the puff to give it
more of an effect instead of it just being a solid
colour.
This is an example of the brush tool that I used.
I downloaded the brush tool to create my
background for my cover
This is an example of the gradient tool that I
have used. I used the general style for the
gradient and used the colours grey and blue.
This is an example of the blending
options tool. I used the stroke option to
apply a black line around the edges of
the text.
This is an example of what I cut out with the pen
tool. The first image shows the background that was
already on this photograph from where I took the
photograph. The second image shows that I have
cut her cover star out from the background and the
last image shows the background I have changed it
too, using the gradient tool.

6. I have used the shape tool to
create this rectangle going
across the cover star with the
main cover line on to make it
stand out amongst the other
cover lines as this cover line is
the one that links to the cover
star.
Front Cover
I have also used
another shape tool for
the puff, so the text in
the puff will stand out.
I have used the gradient tool
to create the background. I
used the colours grey and
blue as they are in my
colour scheme for my music
magazine.
I have used the text
tool, and the blending
options for the
masthead on my cover.
I used the stroke effect
and adjusted the stroke
with black so it is more
eye-catching.
I downloaded a font
called Barcode to create
my own barcode for this
music magazine.
For the cover lines I have
applied effects by using the
blending options and have
applied the stroke effect, I
also adjusted the gap
between the two different
lines so they are closer
together.

7. Quark
Another technology that I have used during the
process of my music magazine is the software
quark. I have used this software to produce my
contents page and double page spread of my
music magazine. I have used a variety of different
tools to produce my pages for the magazine. Some
tools include the text, shape and importing an
image tool. I also made the backgrounds for my
contents and double page spread in Photoshop
but I then imported them into quark to be used as
the background.
This is the move tool. I have
used this tool to move my
images, text, shapes to move
them into a place that I am
happy with. This tool is
located on this tool bar on
the left side of the screen.
This is the text tool. I have used
this tool to add text to my pages
for my magazine. The text can
have a background applied and
can put a number of effects on to
make the title more effective on
the page. This tool is also
located on the tool bar on the left
hand side of the screen.
This tool is used for
importing images from the
files on the computer to the
pages on the software. I
have used this tool to add
my photographs of singer,
guitar and my cover star to
the contents page. This
tool is located on the tool
bar.
This tool is used to import shapes to
the page. I have used this tool to
add a rectangle to put add
exclusives. This is located on the
tool bar. The shape can be used as
two different colours so it is a
gradient on the page or just one
solid colour.

8. Contents
I have used the shape tool to put a
background to some text to make this
information stand out clearer. I have
also used it for the subheadings
before the article titles to make
‘Regular’ and ‘Exclusive’ stand out.
I have used the text
tool to type out my
text for the contents
page in columns. I
have also used it for
the numbers, and the
issue details at the
bottom and top of the
page.

9. Double Page Spread I downloaded a paper brush tool
to create an effect of crumpled
paper, for the background.
I have used the shape tool
to create a rectangle shape
at the bottom of the page in
the middle, to insert a
caption.
I used the text tool
to add all my text to
the double page
spread. I have used
two/three different
fonts.

10. SLR Digital Camera and other
technologies
I have also used through the construction of
this product an SLR digital camera which takes
good quality photographs. I used one of these
cameras to take all my photographs for my
music magazine to make sure they were good
enough quality. The main technology I used
was blogger where I uploaded all of my blog work too
with different entries. I also used Prezi to present some work on to then upload
it to the blog instead of always writing directly onto the blog. My phone was used
to video my target audience who filled out my questionnaires, powerpoint was
used to analyse all my graphs for my audience feedback and also to present
work on it, so i am using a range of different technologies. I also
used Imovie to make my videos to put onto my blog.
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