This document discusses the author's learning about various technologies through constructing a media project. Before the project, the author was unfamiliar with Macs, Photoshop, InDesign, Blogger and Prezi. The author found these new programs intimidating at first but learned how to use their various tools and features. Photoshop allowed image editing, InDesign facilitated magazine page creation, Blogger served as a platform to post work, and Prezi provided an alternative way to present information. Overall, working on the project helped the author gain valuable skills with different technologies.

1. What Have You Learnt About
Technologies From The Process Of
Constructing This Product?

2. What I Knew Before
• Before this media project, I knew how to take photographs and use simple
editing skills on these photographs. However, I was not at all skilled in how
to operate MACs or use programmes such as Photoshop or In Design- I
had not come across these programmes before. Due to this, I initially found
it difficult and quite intimidating to have to adapt to these new programmes
and machines.
• Also, I did not know how to use sites such as Blogger or Prezi, as I had
never encountered them before in school or at home. Therefore, I did not
know how to negotiate my way around these sites and therefore did not
realise the full potential and benefits of using such technology.

3. Photoshop
This is the canvas where
everything is constructed and
edited. I used this to assemble
all my images while editing and
cutting them out.
The colour and stroke panel
allows you to apply
colours, effects and gradients
to add a more professional
quality to your piece.
The tool panel allows me to insert I used Photoshop so as to create professional looking images for
all my magazine pages. For instance, I edited the colour and hue
text onto a canvas, change the of my photographs to use on my front cover, contents page and
colour, use brush and pencil double page spread so as to make them look ‘vintage’ and allow
tools, cutting tools and to grab them to correlate with the nature/ genre of music that my
images/items on the canvas. magazine focuses on.

4. In Design
This panel can be used to alter the
stroke used, e.g. creating gradients
for text to make them appear faded
and create a more professional
image.
I have used In design
throughout this project to
assemble all images, shapes
and text on one page so that I
was able to construct a front
cover, contents and double
page spread that look as if
they could feature within a
The canvas is used to assemble all genuine music magazine. I
of the elements on the page- it can
then be viewed as a legitimate
This top panel is have found In Design
magazine page. used to alter the exceedingly useful for this
This panel allows you to perform tasks size, spacing, font task due to the fact that it
such as inserting text, selecting objects and positioning of enabled me to create and
on the canvas, drawing shapes, and the text. appreciate the skills needed
changing the colour of text. to form a real magazine issue.

5. Blogger
This top panel allows you to view the different
elements involved within your posts, e.g.
comments made on posts, and the settings on
your blogger site.
The title of your posts will be created in this box.
This panel allows you to insert
images, make links to websites and
alter the positioning, font and
effects (e.g. bold, italic) of the text.
Blogger has proved very useful throughout the duration of this
project due to the fact that it has enabled me to post every
When creating any aspect of my work onto the same site, where both me and my
post, either with an image or lecturer are able to view it. Also, because you are able to edit
text, all information will be your posts, it is easy to continue with a piece of work from one
located within this box. week to the next. It is far easier than having to save each
individual piece of work in separate folders within your
documents.

6. Prezi
This cluster of tools allows you to either add
text, another path, or insert an image onto your
prezi- making it more effective and visually
impressive.
This toolbar enables you to
zoom in and out of certain areas
on your prezi- allowing you to
easily navigate around the site.
When using Prezi, I initially found it
hard to master the navigation of the site.
However, once re-watching the tutorial, I
The ‘title’ box allows you was able to easily operate the site and
to create a centre around create my own Prezi on the conventions
which all your images and
text will be located- it is of
of music magazines. This is an
similar format to a mind alternative and interesting way to
map. present information, and is very easy to
view the information.