1. Evaluation Question 6
What have you learnt about technologies from the
process of constructing this product?

2. Photoshop
A technology that I have used during the construction of my music magazine
pages is Photoshop. During the construction of my pages I have learnt to use a
number of different tools involved in the Photoshop software. One tool that I
have used was the Pen Tool. I used this tool to cut out my cover star from the
background, so I could apply another background to the cover. Using the Pen
Tool I had to click around the photograph and then when I was happy with
where it was cutting around, I then went back around, so it will join up to the
first point where I started and then pressed ‘ctrl+enter’ to highlight the area that
will be deleted. I then pressed ‘ctrl+delete’ to delete the background from the
photograph and then pressed ‘ctrl+D’ to deselect the area that was highlighted.
The pen tool easily cut out the cover star from the background, so I could then
create my own background to my cover page. Another tool I used creating my
pages for my music magazine was the blending options tool which was used
for applying effects for my photographs, texts. I used this tool to add effect to
my masthead, photographs, shapes and text. Another tool that I have used is
the brush tool, I also downloaded brush tools to use on Photoshop. I used the
brush tool to create my background for my cover page.
The brush tool is found on the tool menu on
the left side of the software, and then another
menu for the brush tool will be displayed
along the top of the screen with different
options, and then I clicked on the bucket of
paint brushes to bring up all the brushes that
are installed on the computer. I edited the
sizes of the brush to make it medium sized,
so I could apply the brush to my background
of my cover.
The pen tool is found on the tool bar on the
left hand side of the software Photoshop.
This tool is used to cut out photographs
which involves mainly a person in from the
background, so then another background
can be applied or the background can be
left white. The tool works by clicking
around the photograph where you want to
delete, and for curved edges, the pen tool
can be curved so the edges are not
straight lines and have a curve, such as
cutting out a guitar.
The blending options tool is found by
right clicking on the layer you would like
to apply the effect too, and then a menu
will appear, you then select blending
options, a menu will appear with
different blending options in. The
options that are available are:
• Drop Shadows
• Inner Shadows
• Outer Glow
• Inner Glow
• Bevel and Emboss- Contour, Texture
• Satin
• Cover Overlay
• Gradient Overlay
• Pattern Overlay
• Stroke
Each option will apply a different effect
to the layer that has been chosen for
one or several of these effects to be
applied too. These options also have
other options once the option is clicked
on, and then a number of things can be
changed such as
sizes, angels, colours, thickness, blend
mode.

3. Photoshop
Another tool that I used in the Photoshop software was the rubber tool. I used
this tool to edit my puff, so it was not just a solid colour. I used the tool by
clicking on the puff and it rubbed out little bits of the puff to give it more of an
effect. Another tool I used during the process of my music magazine was the
shape tool. I used the shape tool to draw boxes to use for my front cover, I
used the boxes for my skyline and banner, and then text was added to these
shapes. I used another rectangle to add a shape to my main cover line so
then that cover line will stand out amongst the others, as that was the main
cover line, I reduced the opacity of the rectangle on my main cover line, so
the photograph could still be seen. I also used the ellipse tool for my puff. The
text tool also was used during the process of my music magazine as I had to
have the masthead, cover lines, prices, dates and more, as they are part of
the codes of conventions of any magazine. I downloaded fonts to use for my
music magazine cover , so I can find a style that will suit the genre of my
music magazine the most instead of just having a basic font. Another tool
that I have used during the production of my music magazine is the gradient
tool for the background. I used different shades of blue for the gradient of the
background, and I went over the top of the gradient with the brush tool.
The gradient tool is found on the left
hand side of the software, it is used to
apply backgrounds instead of just
having a white background or just one
solid colour. Once the gradient tool is
selected another tool bar will appear at
the top with different options. This
allows to set the gradient colour or
colours. The way the gradient will be
applied such as middle, circle,
diagonal, and towards the side. The
mode and opacity can also be
changed for the gradient.
The rubber tool is found on the tool bar on
the left hand side of the software. Once the
rubber tool is clicked on another menu will
appear at the top of the page, with different
options that can be selected such as the size
of the rubber, and the type of rubber that can
be used. The puff shows what I have done
using the rubber tool around the outside to
give it more of an effect.
The shape tool is also found on the
tool bar on the left hand side of the
software. The rectangle tool can be
clicked on and held down so some
more shapes will appear that will be
used. The different shapes that can be
used is:
• Rectangle
• Rounded Rectangle
• Ellipse
• Polygon
• Line
• Custom
Each shape can be any size or colour.
The custom shape tool will show a
menu of different shapes such as
music notes, as they are different
tools that can be used during the
production of the magazine.
The text tool is also found on the tool bar on
the left hand side of the software. The text
tool can be used in different way such as the
horizontal type and vertical type. The font
style, size and colour can be changed by
using the tool bar that appears at the top of
the screen when the text tool is selected.

4. Photoshop
Another tool that I have used during the production of my
music magazine was the adjustments. I used different styles of
adjustments to my photographs such as the levels,
brightness/contrast and exposure. The adjustments is found on
the main menu bar underneath the image. In the adjustments
there are lots of different options that can be applied to the
photograph that it will be applied too. The three adjustments
that I used was levels, brightness/contrast and exposure. I
altered the adjustments not a lot but so it is noticeable. These
adjustments changed the photographs so they looked sharper
and on the levels it made some of the photograph looked darker
especially if the photograph had black on.

5. Examples
This is an example of the rubber tool that I
used on the puff. I have used the rubber tool to
rub out little bits of the outside of the puff to
give it more of an effect instead of it just being
a solid colour.
This is an example of one of the photographs that
I edited. These pictures show the guitar that was
the original photograph that I took and then the
second photograph is the edited image. I used
the adjustments to edit this photograph. The
adjustments I used was the
levels, brightness/contrast and exposure to edit
this image.
This is an example of the gradient tool that I
have used. I used the general style for the
gradient and used the colours grey and blue.
This is an example of the shape tool that I
used. I used the rectangle tool to create a
rectangle that will go across my cover star,
and on the rectangle there is the main cover
line which links to my cover star. I used the
opacity tool to reduce the opacity of the
rectangle, so the cover star can still be seen
underneath the rectangle. This rectangle
makes the main cover line stand out amongst
the other cover lines.
This is an example of the blending
options tool. I used the stroke option
to apply a black line around the
edges of the text.
This is an example of the brush tool that I
used. I downloaded the brush tool to create my
background for my cover
This is an example of what I cut out with the pen
tool. The first image shows the background that
was already on this photograph from where I took
the photograph. The second image shows that I
have cut her cover star out from the background
and the last image shows the background I have
changed it too, using the gradient tool.

6. Front Cover
I have used the text tool,
and the blending options
for the masthead on my
cover. I used the stroke
effect and adjusted the
stroke with black so it is
more eye-catching.
I have used the gradient tool to
create the background. I used
the colours grey and blue as
they are in my colour scheme for
my music magazine.
I have also used another
shape tool for the puff, so
the text in the puff will
stand out.
For the cover lines I have
applied effects by using the
blending options and have
applied the stroke effect, I also
adjusted the gap between the
two different lines so they are
closer together.
I have used the shape tool to
create this rectangle going
across the cover star with the
main cover line on to make it
stand out amongst the other
cover lines as this cover line is
the one that links to the cover
star.
I downloaded a font called
Barcode to create my own
barcode for this music
magazine.

7. Quark
Another technology that I have used during the
process of my music magazine is the software
quark. I have used this software to produce my
contents page and double page spread of my
music magazine. I have used a variety of
different tools to produce my pages for the
magazine. Some tools include the text, shape and
importing an image tool. I also made the
backgrounds for my contents and double page
spread in Photoshop but I then imported them
into quark to be used as the background.
This tool is used for importing
images from the files on the
computer to the pages on the
software. I have used this tool
to add my photographs of
singer, guitar and my cover
star to the contents page. This
tool is located on the tool bar.
This tool is used to import shapes to the
page. I have used this tool to add a
rectangle to put add exclusives. This is
located on the tool bar. The shape can be
used as two different colours so it is a
gradient on the page or just one solid
colour.
This is the move tool. I have used
this tool to move my images,
text, shapes to move them into a
place that I am happy with. This
tool is located on this tool bar on
the left side of the screen.
This is the text tool. I have used this
tool to add text to my pages for my
magazine. The text can have a
background applied and can put a
number of effects on to make the title
more effective on the page. This tool is
also located on the tool bar on the left
hand side of the screen.

8. Contents
I have used the shape tool to put a
background to some text to make this
information stand out clearer. I have also
used it for the subheadings before the
article titles to make ‘Regular’ and
‘Exclusive’ stand out.
I have used the text tool
to type out my text for
the contents page in
columns. I have also
used it for the numbers,
and the issue details at
the bottom and top of
the page.

9. Double Page Spread
I downloaded a paper brush tool to
create an effect of crumped paper,
for the background.
I used the text tool to
add all my text to the
double page spread. I
have used two/three
different fonts.
I have used the shape tool to
create a rectangle shape at the
bottom of the page in the
middle, to insert a caption.