The document discusses various technologies the author learned to use while constructing their product. They learned how to use Adobe Photoshop and InDesign to edit images, create layers, adjust brightness/contrast, and layout their magazine professionally. They also learned how to create and embed content in their blog using Blogspot, Prezi, and Slideshare. Additionally, they learned how to use a professional camera and lighting, Mac computers, and Pixton for creating comic strips.

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

2. Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Photoshop is a graphics editing programme
• I’ve learnt that it can be used to cut, edit, and create images in a variety of
ways.
• I’ve also learnt how to use and select different layers to create depth and a
look of professionalism in my magazine.
• I’ve learnt how to use the quick selection tool to select and deselect certain
parts of my images that I wanted to add an effect to. For example, on my
double page spread I deselected Jenni’s hair when turning the image black
and white so her hair was left purple.
• I’ve also learnt how to use brightness and contrast to adjust my images and
enhance certain aspects of the image.
• Another thing I have learnt to do is how to create new layers and move
them around so that I can put text in front of shapes etc.
• Using this technology has benefited my product by creating effects and
depth throughout each page furthermore making my magazine look more
professional.

3. InDesign
• I’ve learnt how to create a magazine layout and set guidelines for columns etc.
• I’ve learnt how to create text boxes and boxes appropriate for inserting
images.
• I’ve learnt how to create shapes and arrange them to go behind text to look
like a professional masthead
• I’ve learnt how to rotate shapes to make my magazine look more professional.
• I’ve learnt how to change the background colour so my magazine looks more
professional.
• I’ve learnt how to put a stroke on text so that the text looks more professional
and stands out more catching potential customer’s attention.
• Using this programme has ensured that my magazine follows a neat and
professional looking magazine lay out to make my product look more
authentic as well as professional.

4. Blogspot
• I’ve found that www.blogspot.com was very useful in
displaying all my work throughout the production and
evaluation of my products.
• I’ve learnt how to successfully create and upload a blog post.
• I’ve learnt how to insert embed links into my blog so I can
include things such as prezis, slideshares, glogster mood
boards, and pixton comics etc.
• I’ve also learnt how to insert image into my blog posts along
side text so I can illustrate my point through out my
production and evaluation of my product.
• I also learnt how to change my privacy settings so only my
teachers can read my blog and no-one else who might copy
my work.

5. Prezi
• I have found www.prezi.com was useful as it was an easy and
simple way to display all my work or research.
• I’ve learnt how to create a new prezi and title it etc.
• I’ve learnt how to insert text in different fonts and sizes.
• I’ve learnt how to add frames around my text and image to create a
slide.
• I’ve learnt how to edit the path and link the slides together in a
specific order.
• I’ve learnt how to insert images and crop them to focus on certain
parts of the image appropriate to the point I’m trying to make.
• I’ve learnt how to insert arrows to also focus on certain parts of the
image.

6. Slideshare
• www.slideshare.com was very useful in giving me the ability to upload my
power points onto my blog and display my work in a different way.
• I learnt how to produce slideshows and upload them to this website
• I also learnt how to insert the embed link of the uploaded slideshows into
my blog so my work was all on my blog.
• I found slideshare easy to use as it is works like many other websites in
selecting and uploading a file and then copying that code into my blog.

7. Camera and Lighting
• Learning to use a professional camera during the production of my
magazine was vital as so much of my product relied heavily on having a
good image.
• I learnt how to use a professional camera
• I’ve learnt how to angle my models to work with the lighting and make the
image look more professional.

8. Mac computer
• Before I produced my final product, I had only
used a Mac computer during my print prelim.
• Learnt how to open a variety of programs
• Learnt how to save and open an image
• I also learnt how to save my product in
InDesign or Photoshop as a JPEG.

9. Pixton
• I found Pixton useful in creating a comic strip
to illustrate the production process when
answering an evaluation question.
• I learnt how to create a comic strip
• I learnt how to publish and copy the embed
link of this comic strip into my blog so I could
display it in my work.