Through creating their project, the author learned about the technologies used through trial and error experimenting with online programs, software, and hardware. Their front page, contents page, and double page spread explain the important tools, effects, and features used to achieve their final product and where each was used. Initially struggling to understand what tools fixed what, the author overcame barriers to use tools like the cloning stamp in Photoshop, text wrap in InDesign, and creating a blog for the first time to produce their final product.