This document discusses the technologies used to construct a magazine product. It lists software like Photoshop, InDesign, Word and PowerPoint that were used. It also discusses roles like photographer, editor and designer. For the front cover, Photoshop tools like the magic wand and blending were used to make professional edits. Blogger was used to log and track work. InDesign was used to layout the magazine pages, using the place tool to design the layout.

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

2.  PC
 Internet
 Still Camera
 IPhone Editing Software (BeFunkyFx)
 Adobe Photoshop
 Adobe InDesign
 Microsoft Word
 Microsoft PowerPoint

3.  Journalist
 Photographer
 Layout Editor
 Sub-Editor
 Graphic Designer
 Proof Reader

4. For me the easiest role was the layout editor as I stuck very closely to
the VIBE magazine that I was drawing inspiration from. So I didn’t
spend a long time contemplating where I wanted each object.

5. The hardest role by far was the photographer role as I found it hard to
give my model instruction and guidance. However I enjoyed this
element of making my magazine the most as I liked how
imaginative you had to be.

6.  I used Photoshop to create my front cover. Without Photoshop I
believe that my front cover would not have looked as professional.
 I found the tools easy to use and very helpful when creating my
front cover. For example the magic wand tool helped me achieve
high accuracy when cutting and selecting parts of images.
 For my sell lines I used a gradient on the text so that the sell lines
stood out from the page and made it more eye catching.
 One of my favourite tools was the tool which allowed me to blend
the edges of my images once they had been cut. This made my
editing look much more professional and clean cut.

7.  I used blogger to log and keep track of all the coursework I have
produced and the research leading up to it.
 I updated my blog in bulks. This way it was easier for me to keep
track of all the different sections of work I had to complete.
 Blogger allows me to upload my work in lots of different formats,
such as SlideShare and Prezi.
 Blogger also allows you to embed these different formats into the
blog so that you don't have to avert off the page.
 Blogger let me watch my progress throughout the production of my
magazine.

8.  I used InDesign to create the rest of my magazine (contents page +
double page spread).
 InDesign, like PhotoShop was very easy to use and offered me a
chance to create a magazine with a professional finish.
 The tool that was used most was the place tool which allows you to
fully figure out the layout of each page you are designing.