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

Technology Used

PC Internet Still Camera IPhone Editing Software (BeFunkyFx) Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign Microsoft Word Microsoft PowerPoint

Roles I Assumed

Journalist Photographer Layout Editor Sub-Editor Graphic Designer Proof Reader

Easiest Role

For me the easiest role was the layout editor as I stuck very closely to the VIBE magazine that I was drawing inspiration from. So I didn’t spend a long time contemplating where I wanted each object.

Hardest Role

The hardest role by far was the photographer role as I found it hard to give my model instruction and guidance. However I enjoyed this element of making my magazine the most as I liked how imaginative you had to be.

I used Photoshop to create my front cover. Without Photoshop I believe that my front cover would not have looked as professional.

I found the tools easy to use and very helpful when creating my front cover. For example the magic wand tool helped me achieve high accuracy when cutting and selecting parts of images.

For my sell lines I used a gradient on the text so that the sell lines stood out from the page and made it more eye catching.

One of my favourite tools was the tool which allowed me to blend the edges of my images once they had been cut. This made my editing look much more professional and clean cut.

I used blogger to log and keep track of all the coursework I have produced and the research leading up to it.

I updated my blog in bulks. This way it was easier for me to keep track of all the different sections of work I had to complete.

Blogger allows me to upload my work in lots of different formats, such as SlideShare and Prezi.

Blogger also allows you to embed these different formats into the blog so that you don't have to avert off the page.

Blogger let me watch my progress throughout the production of my magazine.

I used InDesign to create the rest of my magazine (contents page + double page spread).

InDesign, like PhotoShop was very easy to use and offered me a chance to create a magazine with a professional finish.

The tool that was used most was the place tool which allows you to fully figure out the layout of each page you are designing.

Stages Of Development