The author learned that the technology used to create a magazine impacts the quality of the final product. When using PowerPoint for a preliminary magazine, the image was blurry and layout poor, but Adobe InDesign produced a high-quality magazine with clear images and harmonious text and backgrounds. Researching design of existing hip hop magazines also improved the layout from a poster-like preliminary magazine to a more professional final product. The author's skills with Adobe InDesign grew over the course of the project, allowing production of a magazine that better represented the genre.

1. I’ve learnt that the technology you use has a big impact on the finished
product. When creating the magazine I used for the preliminary task I used
power point, as a result of this the end product came out low quality; the
image was blurry, the structure of each feature was laid out poorly and the
text didn’t fit in with the background, however when I created the magazine I
used for my end product I used adobe in design, as a result of this the end
product came out high quality, the image was clear, everything looked as if it
belonged in its position and the text and background harmonised with each
other.
I’ve also learnt that the design of the magazine is very important, when
creating the magazine I used for the preliminary task I had done very little
research on existing products, as a result of this my magazine looked more like
a poster than a magazine, however after looking at a few more existing hip hop
magazines such as vibe I managed to get a better understanding of the layout.
Overall my understanding of different software’s has improved greatly
throughout this project, at the beginning of the project I had no clue how to
use software such as adobe in design and by the end of it I managed to
produce a professional looking magazine using this software. Also I feel as if I
have greater understanding and knowledge on how to produce a music
magazine as my end product looks much more interesting and links much
better to the genre of my music magazine, this is due to my improvement and
development, you can clearly tell in comparison to the preliminary task.