1) During the initial school magazine project, the student did not make many changes to the design or layer elements. For the music magazine, the student incorporated more advanced Photoshop techniques like layering text behind images. 2) When creating the music magazine, the student used their blog more frequently to post works in progress, solicit feedback, and document design changes compared to the initial school magazine project. 3) Through the projects, the student expanded their technical skills in Photoshop and learned to better research conventions in similar publications to influence their own designs.