1. EVALUATION 6:
What have you leant about technologies from the process of constructing
this product?

2. PHOTOSHOP
 When I first started this project, the only soft ware I had used before was adobe
Photoshop. Personally I feel like this gave me a huge advantage when constructing
my magazine, as it made it a lot quicker and easier to edit my photos and add them
into my magazine. I also used Photoshop to construct my magazine as a whole.
Again I found this easier as I was better at using Photoshop than any other
software. I used my own SLR camera to take my images with. I did this because I
knew how my own camera works, so this saved me a lot of time by knowing how to
use my camera. I also didn’t have to worry about when I could borrow a camera; I
could take my images when I wanted to.

3. BLOGGER
 Before I began to create my magazine, I had never used a blog before,
or created a blog on line, so this was the first time I had used this
software. To learn how to use this software, I just worked my way around
the software, and if I really found myself struggling, then I would have a
look into the examples that the exam board posted on line. I found this
very helpful as it gave me ideas on how to design my blog, and how to
make it work as simple as possible. Personally I feel that my blog works
well along side my magazine and they compliment each other.

4. INDESIGN
 Again before I started my magazine I had never used InDesign. I first used this product
when I designed my preliminary task. I struggled with using it at first, but the father in to the
task I went, the more I understood the software. I used you tube clips and websites to show me
how to use InDesign. When it came to creating my final product. I constructed the whole thing
on photoshop. I did this because I am much better at using photoshop than InDesign. After I
have finished the three pages on Photoshop I transferred these on to InDesign. I did this
because it made sure that all my pages were the same size, and the correct size for a magazine. It
also helped me to make sure that all the writing and photos were evenly placed. Finally it helped
me to ensure that I had borders an correct spacing between the text and images. By using
InDesign it gave the magazine a more professional look. I am glad I used InDesign to put my
magazine together.

5. ONLINE TOOLS
 I also used online materials such as ‘Prezi’ ‘Slide share’ and ‘Bubblus’.
These are all online software, which I used to present my work on my
blog. I had never used any of these before I had done my blog. On of my
favorites to uses was ‘Prezi’ this is like an online presentation. I liked this
because it was simple and easy to use. It also looks very affective. If I
were to do anything like this again I would most defiantly use this
software again, along with the other technologies I have used.

6. MAC
 I used an Apple mac to do my blog on. I did think because
personally I am a user of macs so I found it easier to use one. I also
found them much faster to use that a normal computer, which made
my work much easier to do. The only problem I had was that I didn’t
have all the correct software on my computer so I was constantly
having to use two different macs with the correct software on.

7. STUDIO
 For the images I used for my two page spread, I used a studio for
my images. I used this as it made it much easier to take my photos
and set them up. Unfortunately the studio I used only had a white
back ground. This gave good light to the images but also made the
whole look boring and repetitive.