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

2. In the creation of my product I used a number of technologies as
part of the task these being;

3. Using this camera was effective for taking my photos as the
quality of the photo was extremely good which meant already
the photography in my magazine had a professional touch to
them. Another benefit of this camera was it had many special
effects which was good in making my picture look eye-
catching and interesting. I was able to see the pictures I had
taken after which was very useful as I could see the camera
shot and angle that I had taken and consider whether I was
happy with the final image or whether it needed to be re-
taken. The camera also had a large memory on it meaning I
was able to keep all of the pictures until I could see them on
the larger computer screen.
Photoshop is an image manipulation program which allows
me to play with the photos I have taken by editing them until I
am satisfied with the final outcome. It was extremely useful in
the development of my music magazine as it made my
images appear more attractive and giving them the
professional feel.

4. The image was manipulated using
Photoshop, where I changed the
background colour to white.
The Original
Picture
Where I positioned my image on my
magazine.

5. Throughout my music magazine task, the
internet was immensely helpful to me in
many ways. It helped me through my
research into other music magazines to
follow their codes& conventions which was
useful and helped me develop my
knowledge within the genre before
attempting to represent it. The internet
was also important in the creation of my
blog which allowed me to document all the
work I had completed in a clear way. My
blog was also helpful in keeping track of
skills and experience I had gained through
my project. This helped considerably when
it came to my final evaluation. I was also
introduced to ‘dafont’ this helped me with
my typography within the magazine as I
was able to chose from a wide variety of
choices as to what style I wanted.

6. This technology of Microsoft Publisher helped me to
prepare my magazine front page, contents page and
double page spread. As well as drafting my blog posts
ensuring they make sense. Microsoft PowerPoint helped
me to create my evaluation enabling it too look more
effective with lots of images, colour, videos and online
resources enabling it too look visually exciting enabling the
reader to be more engaged.
This technology helped me to scan in my completed questionnaires
given by my target audience. This enabled me to prove I had
completed a questionnaire and was particularly helpful through my
audience feedback and research. An example of my scan can be seen
underneath.