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

During the process of making my magazine for this main task I used a few different technologies. I used Photoshop CS3 for my front cover

and also for my contents page. I used the program Adobe InDesign CS3 for my double page spread. I also used macromedia Fireworks for the

making of a logo.

So I had to open the file by selecting file and place

I then selected the image and began to edit it using

the tools.

The first thing I had to do was to place and edit my main image for the front cover.

So I had I selected the ‘T’ button and wrote out my

title

I then changed the fonts size and styles until I was

happy

I then had to add my masthead into the front cover.

I wanted the barcode to be just the lines of black not a pure image so I used the cut tool to take out any white to make it transparent

I then wanted to add a barcode

Also In Photoshop I learnt how to play around with layers.

Linked Layers Moving the order of the layers

For the cover I had to modify the headphones that the model was wearing as I could not get hold of the ones I wanted.

To do this I used macromedia fireworks to make the logo from the headphones I wanted to

use so that I could add it to the image I had.

I used the circle tool to create a circle with a black

outline

I made a circle and a rectangle and added them to the already

bigger circles cut off any excess and I had my logo I changed the

colours to match as I went along.

The first thing I had to do was to get the double page up so that I could start work on it.

So I had to open the file and select 4 pages so that there will be a double page for me

to work on.

So I had I selected the ‘T’ button and wrote out my

title

I then changed the fonts size and styles until I was happy, I also flipped it 90

degrees so that it was on its side.

I then had to add my title to double page spread

I selected the ‘t’ button again and then pasted the

text into it.

I then wanted to add the text I had already written out in word

To run over the text into the next page I used the box sign and clicked the text

onto the next page

So I had I selected the Line tool

I then altered the size/weight and colour of the line till I was happy.

I wanted to create a blue line to separate the title from the article.

I selected number of columns I needed and then

changed it on the page.

I wanted to add extra columns to the text

7. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full

product?

Looking back at my preliminary task I can see that I chose a completely different style this time. I feel that I edited the image better in my main task than in the preliminary task. As I have previously mentioned I

had to edit the headphones so they looked like a brand of headphones which I couldn’t access at the

time, and I think that because I have edited the image adding that logo and also the sunglasses it looks

better. I also feel that my coverline on my music magazine fits well around the image and looks more effective

than having it overriding the image.

On my preliminary task I think that I could have set the page out better although I used the ‘Magic C’ magazine convention I think that the barcode looks too big and out of place in comparison to my main task product where the barcode fits onto the page well.

I also believe that having a white background on my preliminary magazine made the page look boring and plain, and from this i decided to use the background from the actual image.

Looking back at my preliminary task I ensured that my images were taken in better location so that I wouldn’t have to edit them too much, the reason for this was because I

felt that on the preliminary contents page the image was not edited well.

I think that my main task contents page is much more realistic in comparison to the

previous one. I think that its organised well, and the numbering, font and sizes are legible

and look great.

I also think that the preliminary task contents page is very bare even though there is a lot going on within the page. This is the main reason for having a coloured background on the second contents page. I also added an advertisement to the contents page so that it looked more professional and realistic, having it also link to the front cover (headphones that the artist is wearing).

I think that having a masthead that has the same font style as the cover makes the magazine tie together, on my preliminary task both the cover and contents page had different mastheads, this make the magazine not look realistic.

For the main task I made a front cover, contents page and a double page spread, in the preliminary task I did not make a double page spread. In making the double page spread I have enhanced my skills by using a different program called Adobe InDesign CS3. I was able to complete the double page spread using the all of the skills I had gained from the preliminary task. I edited images, wrote text, positioned and sized

the text, added captions and also used different tools.