1. What have you learnt about
technologies from the process of
constructing this product?
2. All the different technologies I have
used through…
Indesign
Photoshop
Blogger
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Publisher
Prezi
Microsoft Powerpoint
Slide Share
Panasonic camera
Email
MacBook Air
3. Indesign
Adobe InDesign is a desktop publishing software application produced by Adobe Systems. It can be
used to create work such as posters, flyers, brochures, magazines, newspapers and books. I used
This software to actually create my magazine on.
Advantages
- Everything on design is inserted into
layouts, therefore this means you can
work on separate layers of your
posters at a time.
- Indesign has a lot of edit effects you
can do to yours text! different sizes,
fonts, shapes and spacing.
Disadvantage
- You cant edit the images in the programme
who have to do this before.
- Is very confusing to understand.
The strengths of using this software to create my magazine is
that we can press “shift W” so see the what the final
magazine will look like. Also another strength is that we can
use the layers to do it bit my bit and improve one part without
effecting another.
The Disadvantages of us using this programme for our
magazine is that I found it very confusing to use and kept
forgetting to put a new layer when adding new things. Also
the programme doesn't have a wide range of shapes, in my
magazine I wanted to add different shapes to my magazine
yet the programme only had a square and Circle.
4. Photoshop
An image editing software. Photoshop is considered one of the leaders in photo editing software. The software allows
users to manipulate, crop, resize, and correct color on digital photos.I used this software to edit all my photos before
inserting them into adobe indesign.
Advantages
• you can quickly and easily import videos and photos
into the software. Once imported, everything is neatly organised
on the screen.
• Most of the edits regularly done on photos can be
completed with a single click.
Disadvantages
• The main disadvantage of Adobe Photoshop is
its high price tag. Adobe Photoshop costs much more than
most of the other photo-editing software. If you don’t plan
on using the software professionally, it is not worth the
high cost.
• Not for the Novice User: Despite the fact that its
quick-edit features are simple to use, this software was not
built for the novice user. It is photo-editing software
designed for professionals who edit photos regularly.
One strength of us using it in our coursework is that after
you edit a photo in photoshop it is then very easy to insert
it into indesign. Another good thing for using it is that you
can do almost anything with the image, which in my case
was good because I could delete the background because
stereotypically pop images have a plain white background
which can be difficult to do!
The disadvantage of my using this is that photoshop is
very confusing if you don’t get how to use it therefore it was
very confusing to work and I didn't use it to the software full
capacity.
5. Blogger
Blogger is a website containing a writer's or group of writers' own experiences, observations, opinions, etc.,
and often having images and links to other websites. I used blogger as a software where I kept cataloguing
my progress of my coursework.
Advantages
Blogger is very and easy to set up and you
don't need any technical knowledge to use it.
Also It’s easy & quick to update and add new
photos.
Disadvantage
Everyone can see straightaway your post
when you blog it therefore you need to
make sure what you post it suitable for
everyones eyes.
Writing blog posts can be very wordy and
take up a lot of your time.
One strength of using blogger is that it is a way of showing my
progress through my course work throughout the time space.
Shows how Ive progressed and it there online for me to refer
back to. Also it is a way of looking at your peers work to see
how far they are in there coursework and see how there
progress compared to yours.
A disadvantage of using blogger is that it is all online
therefore you need internet to update your blog, sometimes
finding internet can be tricky which means you cant access
your blog. Another disadvantage is that someone could hack
into our into our coursework and mess and delete things
which could destroy my whole coursework.
6. Microsoft Word
Advantage
- Easy to use therefore you don’t
need a good technical knowledge
to use the software
- Microsoft word has many features.
program that users can type with. It is made by the computer company Microsoft. The purpose of the MS
Disadvantages
- The program sometimes crashing
therefore you may loose all your
work.
- Microsoft word costs a lot of money
to download and buy.
One strength of us using word that I found was that most
computers have the software on it therefore you can save it
on your Jpeg and open it on most other computers, also
you can send our work to our teacher for her to mark it and
she will be able to open it. Another strength is that it is easy
to use therefore you can use the software quick and its not
that time consuming.
A disadvantage of Us using the software is Not everything
is best to do in Word, even though it can sometimes be
done we use other programs, such as Publisher, which are
more specifically designed for a certain purpose.
7. Prezi
Prezi is a cloud-based (SaaS) presentation software and storytelling tool for presenting ideas
on a virtual canvas. I have used this programme to show my analysis of different pop magazine
and also my evaluation questions
Advantages
- By using Prezi rather then PowerPoint or
Keynote your presentations may be a lot
more creative.
Your Prezi presentations can be a lot more
engaging then PowerPoint or Keynote
Disadvantages
Unfortunately, the free account with Prezi
limits you to basic functions. If you want more
tools and options you will have spend a little
money
Quite a big disadvantage is that no audio can
be added to Prezi presentations
One strength I found of using this programme was that it
saves it self automatically and I can open it on the internet no
matter what computer I have. Another strength I found of
using this programme was that it was a different technology
to use so I didn't always use the same softwares like
powerpoint and word
One disadvantage of us using it is because it was a new
software it took ages to get use to it as it can be quite
confusing. Another disadvantage of using it was you couldn't
print from it! I like to print my work out to prof read it whereas
I couldn't do this with the software.
8. MacBook Air
The MacBook Air is a line of Macintosh ultraportable notebook computers from Apple Inc. The Air
was designed to balance both performance and portability, consisting of a full-sized keyboard
design, a machined casing made of aluminium, and a very light and thin structure. I used this to take
my videos for my evaluation and analysing of a pop magazine.
Advantages
- Long battery life 4.5 - 5 hours under
"normal" conditions
- Innovative technology allows you to
"share" DVD drive from networked
computers (Windows or Mac)
Disadvantages
- Lack of common ports and connectors
- Only 3 connectors available
◦ USB port
◦ Headphone jack
◦ mini DVI port for connecting external display
One advantage of using my macbook air was
that it has a good quality camera therefore I
used it to video myself and my peers. Also it is
then very easy to then upload the videos onto
my blog.
A disadvantage of using the macbook air is
that it has different softwares compared to
other computers so if I start a document of
work on one i’ll have to finish it on my
macbook.
