I have learned several new technologies through creating this product. I used Adobe Photoshop CS4 and inDesign CS4 to design pages of my magazine, learning new skills in Photoshop and the basic functions of inDesign. I also used Blogger to display my work online, finding it easy to use. Additionally, I learned the basic controls of Final Cut Pro for editing videos and Sony Vegas Pro 9 for alternative video editing. Working on the iMacs at college, I gained experience using Mac operating systems to complete my work.

1. Evaluation Question 6What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

2. Photoshop CS4The main piece of software I used was Adobe Photoshop CS4, I used this in most of my production stages, especially in my front cover and contents production, I learnt how to expand my skills using Photoshop and learnt how to out my skills to professional practice by creating my product.

3. inDesign CS4I also used inDesign which was a new piece of software to me, I used this software mostly with my double paged spread, I learnt the basic functionalities of its interface and the basic uses for it.

4. BloggerI used blogger a lot, mostly to display my work and my research. This website was easy to use and fairly simple.

5. Final Cut ProI used final cut to edit together videos such as my audience review. I found this software tricky to use as I was already used to other video editing software, however I feel I have learnt the basic skills and the basic controls to use the program effectively

6. Sony Vegas Pro 9I used Sony Vegas pro 9 as an alternative video editing software which was available to use on my home pc. I used this software to do questions such as question number 1 and 2.

7. iMacI used the iMac’s at college to do most of my work, all of the magazine editing was done using software that was provided on the iMac, I have gained then knowledge to work the iMac’s and know how to function them well. However I also used my home PC (Windows) to complete some of my product.

8. Different websites and ProgramsHere are some logos from different pieces of software and different websites I have used throughout my evaluation and production process.