Question 6

WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNT ABOUT TECHNOLOGIES FROM THE

PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTING THIS PRODUCT?

Preliminary

Research

Planning

Production

Evaluation

For my preliminary task I used the following programmes:- InDesignInDes ign a l lowed me to c reate my magaz ine in a pro fess iona l c reat ive way

- GoogleGoogle a l lowed me to fi nd example magazines , what a co l lege magaz ine is expected to inc lude and to deve lop my ideas about my magaz ine.

- PhotoshopPhotoshop al lowed me to edit my photos to get the best qual i ty look for them on my magazine

- BloggerBlogger a l lowed me to up load my magaz ine and tasks and present my work in a c reat ive way.

- Slide shareSl ide share a l lowed me to c reate a l ink to up load my research onto my b log

PRELIMINARY TASK

At fi rst I found it quite diffi cult when using some of the programmes as I had not used them before. After experimenting and exploring the programmes whilst making my magazine, as well as help from my teacher about how to do things, I soon got the hang of how the programmes worked. This helped a lot throughout the rest of the development.Although I have not made a blog before, I found blogger was an easy website to use. It is fairly easy to upload work and is quickly understandable. InDesign was a new programme to me, I had never heard of it before. After being taught about how to use the programme and exploring it whilst making my college magazine it became easier to use and understand where everything was. If I got stuck I used tutorials online.Slide share was also a new programme to use, but I quickly understood how to use it.

OVERALL

For my research I used the following programmes- PowerPointPower Point a l lowed me to create my research and present i t

- WordWord al lowed me to create my research and present i t

- GoogleGoogle a l lowed me to fi nd informat ion f rom other magazines such as NME and get images

- Survey MonkeySurvey monkey a l lowed me to create a quest ionnaire and send i t out to rece ive informat ion.

- BloggerI used blogger to upload a l l of my research to my blog

- SlideshareI used s l ideshare to he lp upload some of my research such as PowerPoints

RESEARCH

After my preliminary task I found most of the programmes easier to use. I was used to using PowerPoint and Word therefore I didn’t have any problem with using them so they were straight forward. After my preliminary task I understood how to use blogger and slide share better. I used Google a lot for my research task as It was a quick and easy way to get information. I used Alexa.com to find out information about the target audience of specific magazines. I chose PowerPoint to present my work on as it was easy to add images and text in a clear way. I used simple themes on my slide so you concentrate more on my work than on the design.

OVERALL

For my planning I used the following programmes;- InDesignInDesign a l lowed me to create my mock ups

- WordWord al lowed me to present my planning

- PowerPointPowerPoint a l lowed me to present my planning

- GoogleGoogle a l lowed me to get images for my mood board

- Slide share Sl ide share a l lowed me to upload my research such as PowerPoint 's

- BloggerBlogger a l lowed me to present a l l o f my planning work

- Mobile I used my mobi le to contact my models

PLANNING

After my preliminary and research task I understood how to use blogger and slide share better. I also found it much easier to use InDesign for my planning as I had previously used it for my preliminary task. I took advantage of the technology we have as I used my mobile phone to contact my models in case of any changes I needed to know of quickly. Once I had finished all of my planning it soon became clear what sort of images I wanted to take for my front cover, contents page and double page spread. This made it easier for me when I was taking them.

OVERALL

For my production I used the following programmes;- Nikon DSLR cameraI used a digi ta l camera to take the photos for my magazine

- USB I used a USB to transfer a l l my images off of my camera onto the computer

- PhotoshopI used photoshop to see i f I wanted to edi t some of my photos or not , I d idn’ t edi t my photos in the end as they looked better as or ig inal

- InDesignI used InDesign to create my fi nal magazine

- BloggerBlogger a l lowed me to upload a l l of my work and present i t on my blog

PRODUCTION

The SLR camera that I used created good quality images for my magazine, I went to edit them but the originals looked better so I stuck to them. From my preliminary task and research i had done I found that the images you use are more important as they attract the readers. I took this into consideration when taking my photographs. I thought that taking the photos in a field looked good and diff erent compared to other magazine front covers which reflects the individuality. The preliminary task helped me learn how to use InDesign so when it came to creating my final magazine I understood where everything was and how to use it.

OVERALL

For my evaluation i used the following programmes:- Pixton.com- Prezi.com- Xtranormal.com- PowerPointAll of these programmes helped me to answer each of my evaluation questions.

EVALUATION

As I had not used most of these programmes before I found them a bit diffi cult to use. After watching a few tutorials I soon got the hang of how to use each of the programmes. Xtranormal was easy to use but due to the voice some of the words do get pronounced wrong. I have used Prezi before so I understood the basics of using it. I soon fully understood how to use the programme as it is fairly easy to use, but yet also creative. I have never used Pixton before but it was a really creative programme to use. You can create your own background and choose who you want in each box. It was a very easy programme to understand straight away.

SUMMARY