This document summarizes what the author has learned about technologies from constructing a college magazine. The author learned how to use a digital camera to take professional shots for the magazine cover, including considering background, pose, etc. Blogger was used to create and upload the finished magazine, teaching web design skills. Adobe Photoshop was essential for designing the cover, allowing manipulation of images, fonts, and colors. InDesign facilitated layout of the contents page with balanced text and images, mirroring real magazine production. Overall, the technologies supported professional magazine design skills.

2. COVER AND CONTENTS OF COLLEGE MAGAZINE
1) In what way does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of media products?
2) What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

3. FRONT COVER SIMILARITIES
Masthead
Issue/date
Main Cover Line
Dominant image
Plain/one colour
background
Cover lines
Text surrounding image
Varied font, colour
and size
Rule Of Thirds Rule Of Thirds

4. CONTENTS SIMILARITIES
Header/Title
Photographs
Images
Page Numbering
Offers/Promotions
Varied font, colour
and size

5. COVER DIFFERENCES CONTENTS DIFFERENCES
FROM OTHER MEDIA PRODUCTS
What is Explanation What is Explanation
different different
? ?
Quotations Some magazines may have quotations to relate to Date line Date lines are usually found on the front cover,
the audience more. This makes it more dramatic however some magazines I have viewed also put
and relates to the reader – however I do not feel I them onto the contents just to show what issue it
need to do this as it is a subtle college magazine is. I think this is un-needed and irrelevant.
and it doesn’t need to be intense and eye-catching.
Banner/ Banners are used to inform and attract, as they will Masthead I repeated the Masthead which is unlikely for most
header give information about the magazine – What repeated magazines. I did this because I feel personally that
and footer categories it covers i.e fashion, music, food. I do it looks more professional and will ensure the
not need this as the title shows what the whole of audience are reading the right information they
my magazine revolves around. wish to be. It will never be annoying or over the
top.
Contact Contact information includes websites, numbers A large Magazines are varied in this aspect, but personally
information and addresses which is sometimes found on the selection I feel that I have used a lot more images than, for
front cover. However, I have put mine on the of images example, a fashion magazine would. I feel that it
contents at it seems to fit the purpose more as I do gives it more of an advantage to attract and people
not want it to be over busy and complicate the of a young age are more looking forward to seeing
audience as this might un-interest them. pictures than reading large chunks of text.

6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of
constructing this product?
Digital Camera
The first thing we learnt to use correctly was a digital camera. Blogger
We had to capture our own images for our College magazine, so Blogger is where all of our completed work will be
we learnt how to take certain shots i.e long shot, medium close loaded on to. It is a website that is focused on allowing
ups in order for it to be professional and successful. After taking people to have personal blogs – and as this is part of
my own shots I noticed how important the background is in our AS Media, ours is used to upload coursework in
relation to a magazine cover – so I ensured when getting my final varied programs and ways. I have learnt how to create
photos I picked suitable area’s and positions. I encouraged the my own my blog from scratch, and make it so it fits all
cover boy to be enthusiastic as this is what will represent a the work I am doing. It is a very useful site and works
model student. As my first photo for my first magazine, I think it well because it suits a lot of different people.
went fairly well and the costume/model/background all worked
perfectly.
In design
Photoshop Using In Design helped me a lot when I was creating my
Using Adobe Photoshop was essential to creating my front cover. contents page. This was the easiest software to use
This was the best thing to use as it has every feature I need to when producing this specific page as it focuses on the
make a magazine and to make sure all the conventions are layout rather than perfecting the images. It is vital as it
covered. I felt like this is definitely the best software I could of used balances out the importance of text and images – which
because it is very professional but easy to use. I immediately learnt are the main two formats I need to use. As well as that, it
how to use the simple tools like adding font, changing is used in the magazine industry so it will ensure our work
colour/effects of font etc. Considering the industry Photoshop is is professional and we get a feel of what it would be like if
used in, it is faultless for what we want to create for our we were to ever work in that area.
coursework.