Using Adobe Photoshop and additional technologies, the author was able to create more professional-looking final products compared to their preliminary work. Photoshop allowed them to add layers, edit images, and create gradient backgrounds for a polished look. The author also used the website dafont.com to find interesting fonts and improved their photography skills by using a Canon camera and studio lighting for the final photographs.

1. Question 7:
Looking back at your preliminary task,
what do you feel you have learnt in
the progression from it to the full
product?

2. Many different technologies have helped me
to create my final products. This wouldn’t
have been possible without Adobe
Photoshop. In my preliminary work I created
my front cover and contents page on
Microsoft Word. I feel after getting used to
Photoshop it is much easier once familiar with
all the different elements of it.
New Technologies:

3. Products:
Preliminary front
cover
Preliminary
contents page
Final front
cover
Final contents
page

4. My preliminary word looked very unprofessional and
had a lack of organisation to it. Using Adobe
Photoshop has helped me to achieve a much more
professional look. With the use of editing images,
adding layers and creating gradient backgrounds.
Just these small elements made a big difference to
my final products. Understanding the use of layers
can help achieve some really good effects. When I
was using Adobe Photoshop more I experimented
with the different tools so I got the best possible
outcome for my final products.
Adobe Photoshop:

5. In addition to using Adobe Photoshop I found that
using a website called www.dafont.com helped me
to find much more interesting and appropriate fonts
for my final products. Existing magazines often use
fonts which aren’t basic so their product doesn’t
look amateur and boring. I think it is important to
find a range of fonts which express the genre of
your product the best. In my planning stage I
collected five different fonts and decided on
‘BIRTH_OF_A_HERO’. I downloaded this font so that I
could use it in Adobe Photoshop for my products.
Dafont:

6. My photography skills have improved massively. In my
preliminary task I used the camera on my mobile
phone to take the images. I also didn’t consider the
lighting when taking these images. When taking the
photographs for my final products I used a Canon
camera and studio lighting. I also thought carefully
about the different angles and types of shot. This
has enabled me to create a much more
professional looking magazine.
Photographs:

7. Final
Photographs: