2. When I started this project, having no experience prior, I had felt
that the vast amount of editing programs, fonts, pictures and more
quite baffling. Although, having done photography GCSE I had a
general knowledge on how photoshop works. But I still had to learn
how other internet programs and blogs worked, such as prezzi and
blogger.
3. For the entirity of the project, I have used an Apple Mac. I feel
they really suited the type of project I had to do as they seemed to
cope with the vast amount of programs and windows I had open at
anyone time with out slowing down. Although I have a mac at
home, using them for this project has really given me a further
knowledge into how they work and how I can use shortcuts to make
certain adjustments on programs like as photoshop.
4. To make my magazine, I used photoshop as I have previous
experience in using this program, I felt that using InDesign would not
benefit me as Photoshop tends to be an easier program to use.
I have used photoshop mainly for editing photos in the past, so having
to design a magazine was a completely new thing for me.
Using tutorials on the internet and just experimenting with the
program, I feel that I have been able to create a realistic and professional
looking magazine.
5. To present my research, planning, magazine and evaluation, I used a
website called Blogger, having never heard of this blogging site, it
took a while for me to get my head around the layout of the website.
Once I understood the basics, uploading word documents, power
points and prezzis easy.
6. Prezzi – I found this program very useful when it came to
presenting research and when doing my evaluation. It clearly shows a
each bit of information, and flows nicely from one the next.
http://prezi.com/your/
7. Slide Share – This program is for uploading PowerPoints to
blogger, it makes it clear and easy when going from one slide to the
next.
http://www.slideshare.net/joshworeoldaddidas/newsfeed
8. Overall, I feel my project has furthered my knowledge with computer
technology and how hard it actually is to make a professional magazine. I
thought that by using photoshop, it would take no time at all to make the
magazine, but in reality, the general layout of the magazine does not take
too long to make, but all the little things, like blurring a picture into the
rest of the page, or finding the right place to put taglines or the the mast
head takes a lot of time and I had to learn how to use all the tools that
allow me to do the small things.
