The document discusses the author's experience using Quark Express and Photoshop software for the first time. Quark Express was easy to use and allowed the author to create a double page spread and contents page professionally. Photoshop had more complex tools like the eraser and was used to design the front cover by cutting out the background for the main image, though some of its tools were difficult to use as a beginner. The final image shows the front cover design with an erased area above the image.