The document discusses technologies learned during the process of constructing a magazine product. The author learned about InDesign, which is used widely in magazine production and layout. They also learned about Animoto, an online video creator, which they used to advertise their magazine genre. Additionally, the author gained experience using a Nikon DSLR camera and learned how to capture high quality images and videos. The author also discusses leveraging familiar technologies like Photoshop, Word, and SurveyMonkey, as well as social media platforms and new software like Blogger and Padlet.

1. 6) WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNT
ABOUT TECHNOLOGIES
FROM THE PROCESS OF
CONSTRUCTING THIS
PRODUCT?

2. NEW TECHNOLOGIES:
INDESIGN
InDesign for those unaware is made by Adobe. It is used by all major
magazine and even news paper production companies. InDesign
came into great use for me when creating and constructing my
magazine. Prior to this task my knowledge of InDesign was not very
good, in fact my knowledge of it’s existence was also non existent. In
summary InDesign is used to put all the magazine ‘Furniture’ into
place and then you can alter the text and layout to suit your needs.
InDesign was great for utilizing the construction of my magazine
especially due to the fact that InDesign is preloaded with the set up
you need, meaning when you open up and new document say for
your DPS you can chose 3 columns a page which saves the creator a
lot of time and hassle.

3. NEW TECHNOLOGIES:
ANIMOTO
Another new technology I came across was ‘Animoto’. Animoto is an
online video creating website. It allows you to add a theme, music
and text. I used this to portray my chosen magazine genre. I did this
by creating a simple 30 second video to advertise the genre itself.
The music was chosen out of random however it was selected within
an indie-rock genre. The music really reinforces my genre as well as
the images of famous well known Indie-Rock artists. My video then
uploaded to my blog by being embedded which was very convenient
and easy.

4. NEW TECHNOLOGIES: NIKON
The camera used was a Nikon DSLR. Prior to it’s use I wasn’t very
familiar with the use of a digital camera considering everything
nowadays is done via smartphones and easy to use disposable
cameras. The use of these kind of cameras are normally in a
profession mainly photography. I learned how to capture images and
videos using this camera. Also it give me a better insight on how to
shoot an image against certain lighting to maximise the look of a
better shot. The quality of the images produced is outstanding.

5. OTHER TECHNOLOGIES
As well as new technologies used there were a lot of familiar ‘faces’ in
terms of already used technology.
Due to my preliminary task I was able to develop a basic knowledge
on how to use Adobes Photoshop which was a major importance
considering it helped me edit every photo used in the magazine.
A very commonly used software was Word. I used word to develop the
writing posts on my blog and also using it to spell check them.
I also used SurveyMonkey to construct my surveys. This is relatively
new to me as the first time I used this was in my preliminary task.
It is safe to say I did use a lot of old and new software during the
process. On top of that I also used social media quite often than
usual when sharing my Survey.

6. OTHER TECHNOLOGIES
A very big influential new software/website I used was
Blogger. Blogger allowed me to create all my posts and pages
and made the whole process of uploading very basic and
straight forward. It also helped me give a better appearance
to my work with their various designs.
I also used facebook and twitter like never before. Sharing
my surveys and maknig a ‘#’ for my twitter feed. I learned to
use these social media sites as a sharing method for surveys
and too get feedback. These were really easy because my
friends could just comment directly with their feedback.
A new software I learned to use was padlet. Throughout the
year padlet was introduced throughout my classes and was
used as an opinion board. I use this as a feedback method
and was very helpful.

7. USE OF THESE SOFTWARES
Use Of Social Media

8. USE OF THESE SOFTWARES
Use Of Software: