1. QUESTION 6 -
WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNT ABOUT TECHNOLOGIES FROM THE PROCESS
OF CONSTRUCTING THIS PRODUCT?
2. Photoshop
Photoshop was a program I used in to constructing my music magazine,
photoshop is a program to where you can create designs, illustrations and
graphical products in relation to my coursework I used it to make the front
cover of my magazine, and from the process I learnt many technical details in
to using Photoshop. First of all I learnt how to layer my layers on photoshop,
by rearranging the order and moving the layers and editing them around. I
also learnt about different ways of using several tools in the tool box and
techniques to manipulate text such as by adding shadows, glows and strokes.
3. InDesign
InDesign - I used InDesign to construct my contents page and
double page spread. With illustrator I learnt how to use align text
boxes, columns and rows to create gutter space and to neaten
my contents page and double page spread. In addition to this, I
created a lot of text boxes for different conventional features
which fit in to the contents page and double page spread. I also
learnt how to use different features such as adding in suitable
fonts, captions, headlines, journalistic language and placing
images in. Most importantly, I have learnt how to export my file
as a jpeg.
4. Blogger
Blogger - Blogger, is our blog in which we upload our
coursework on. Blogger is a form of technology and I have used
this piece of technology to construct my coursework on to the
blog. From this programme I have learnt how to embed links
from other programs on this program in which it is then
transferred from the website on to the blog by putting in the
embed code. I have also learn how alter text, size and upload
images. Lastly I have learnt how publish, save, edit my posts on
the blog which has been very useful.
5. Photography
Photography Studio - To construct the music magazine I had to
use the photography studio, to photograph my cover stars. I
learnt how to use a professional DSLR camera which was a Nikon
D7000. In addition I learnt how to control the use of flash, and to
changes the colours of my photographs such as using
monochrome or standard depending on the colour I wanted my
photographs to be. I also learnt how to use a soft box and by
using this it allowed me to manipulate shadows on the models.
6. Timetoast
Time toast - Time toast, is another handy piece of technology In
which I used at the start. Time toast is a timelines plan of events
you create. This has helped me become organised and keep on
track with my coursework deadlines for each event deadline on
the timeline.
7. Prezzi / Slideshare
Prezzi / Slideshare - Prezzi, is one of the first programs I used to
create my proposal. I have learnt how to configure and create a
online presentations through the use of this online program.
Slideshare is also a really handy programme, this has helped me
upload my power points online quicker than usual just by
embedding the URL on to blogger.
