The document outlines a task to create a school magazine cover and contents page to learn Photoshop shortcuts and features of magazine layouts. It notes the task may be difficult due to limited Photoshop knowledge but could help learn magazine design skills like lighting and focusing photos that could then be applied to creating a music magazine.

1. The Brief
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What were you asked to do?
 To create a school magazine front cover and contents page.
What did you think of the task?
 I thought the task was going to be slightly difficult as I had limited knowledge of Photoshop.
What might you learn?
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Photoshop shortcuts
The names of different features of a generic school magazine or magazine in general
How to lay out the different features of a school magazine
How to get the best angle of your subject when taking your main image in terms of
lighting, how to focus.
How will it help?
 When creating my school magazine I will be able to incorporate everything I learn for when I
create my music magazine.