The author learned that the technology used has a big impact on the finished product. When creating a magazine for the preliminary task using PowerPoint, the quality was low, but using Adobe InDesign for the final product resulted in high quality. The author also learned that design is important, as the preliminary magazine looked more like a poster, but researching hip hop magazines improved the layout. Overall, the author's understanding of software like Adobe InDesign grew throughout the project, from having no knowledge to producing a professional magazine.

1. Looking back at your preliminary task, what
do you feel you have learnt in the
progression from it to the full product?
I’ve learnt that the technology you use has a big impact on the
finished product. When creating the magazine I used for the
preliminary task I used power point, as a result of this the end product
came out low quality; the image was blurry, the structure of each
feature was laid out poorly and the text didn’t fit in with the
background, however when I created the magazine I used for my end
product I used adobe in design, as a result of this the end product
came out high quality, the image was clear, everything looked as if it
belonged in its position and the text and background harmonised with
each other.
I’ve also learnt that the design of the magazine is very important,
when creating the magazine I used for the preliminary task I had done
very little research on existing products, as a result of this my
magazine looked more like a poster than a magazine, however after
looking at a few more existing hip hop magazines such as vibe I
managed to get a better understanding of the layout.
Overall my understanding of different software’s has improved greatly
throughout this project, at the beginning of the project I had no clue
how to use software such as adobe in design and by the end of it I
managed to produce a professional looking magazine using this
software. Also I feel as if I have greater understanding and knowledge
on how to produce a music magazine as my end product looks much
more interesting and links much better to the genre of my music
magazine, this is due to my improvement and development, you can
clearly tell in comparison to the preliminary task.