The document discusses the technologies used to create a magazine front cover, contents page, and double page spread. Photoshop was used to edit photos, add effects like hue/saturation, create the front cover text and masthead with effects like bevel and emboss. InDesign allowed formatting of text across pages in columns but was less effective for photo editing than Photoshop. The student found Photoshop easy to learn effects and editing in, while InDesign was better for text formatting though harder for other edits. Overall, Photoshop and InDesign were used to create the three documents, with each program's strengths relied on.

1. What have you learnt
about Technologies?

2. Front Cover
• I used Adobe Photoshop S6 to create my
completed front cover. This allowed me to
create new effects and edit my photographs
how I wanted them to look to fit in with my
magazine genre and theme, also to appeal to
the audience.

3. Editing my photograph
• I edited this photo by using effects of hue/
saturation to make the sunlight seem more
predominant in the photo. It also makes the
photo less bland and pale.

4. Editing my photograph
• I zoomed in on
the photo and
selected the lasso
tool to highlight
her lips. Once I
did this I changed
the colour of her
lips and made
them darker to
make it appear as
if she had red
lipstick on.

5. Text
• To create text on my front cover I had to use
the text symbol. This allowed me to draw the
box and then type the cover line. I then
changed the size and font of the text. I then
used the effect of stroke on the writing.

6. Masthead
• I used the same text icon to
create the name of the
magazine. I used 4 different
effect on the title. These
were; Bevel & Emboss, Stroke,
Satin and Pattern Overlay. This
created a slightly specked and
unfinished look to the
masthead. I liked it because it
looked quite rocky and I
changed the colour to fit with
the colour scheme of my
magazine. I did the same
effects for an underline.

7. Contents Page
• I also used Photoshop for my contents page
because it allowed me to create shapes and
edit the background as well as formatting the
text.

8. Photographs
• I used these photos
across my contents
page and used various
effects such as
saturation, contrast,
colour balance and
brightness and black
and white.

9. Shapes and added effects
• I used rectangular shapes to highlight the
titles of the different sections between the
magazine on the contents page. I also used
the background effect of pattern overlay to
create the speckled background.

10. Double Page Spread
• I used InDesign to create my Double Page
Spread as it has better use of text effects as
opposed to effects on the look of the page.

11. Text
• I added the text to the document to start with.
I formatted the text to go into different boxes
and carry on through each one in order. I also
included columns on the text for the article.

12. Background
• I drew a normal rectangle on
the background of the
document and changed the
colour to black, I then sent it
to back on the options and
then arrange. This meant it
was behind the text so It
could still be readable. I then
made the writing white and
red so it matched the colours
of the front cover and
contents page.

13. Photographs
• I edited my photographs on Photoshop to
make them all black and white. I then
used file Place to add them onto my
double page spread. I then used the edges
of the photos to change the angle on the
page so it was slanted and fit round the
text.

14. Overall
• I used Photoshop and InDesign to create my three
documents; front cover, contents page and double
page spread.
• Photoshop: I found this very easy to use and would find
out how to use the different effect which I wanted. I
found it easy to edit and move the objects and layers. I
learnt how to create effects that I wanted on my front
cover mostly.
• InDesign: I learnt how to edit the text and spread it out
and format it into columns. This was easy and simple
but I struggled with some of the editing aspects of the
photos and any other changes I wished to make.