New technologies

Evaluating the range of new technologies used to produce my Pop magazine

publication.

Blogger

Updating

This was my first time having to maintain a constant posting itinerary

which became easier to control by using appropriate titles and

methods of uploading, for example, if it was an interactive element

such as a Prezi, I wouldn’t embed a hyperlink – this allows it to

become easier for the audience to view the work.

Embedding URL’s

Websites that required html codes or embedding hyperlinks were done

with copying the link and attaching it by the icon on blogger than

allowed it to be viewed on a new tab.

Adding/deleting posts

Having a continuous flow between posts was important to show each

stage of the production clearly.

Survey Monkey

Creating a new survey with a variety of

question format options

By allowing either a text box, tick box, closed

question answers or multiple responses

gave the purpose of each survey enough

information to what was relevant. The helpful

percentage tool and tabulating the data into

charts made it easy to present the evidence

alongside text.

Slide share

Uploading files

After creating an account, it allowed you to

upload multiple or single PowerPoint

presentations to later share with an

embedding code on Blogger.

Photography shoot

Light studio

Professional lighting was important for taking the feature pictures and main images for each the front cover, contents page and article spread. It reflected the authentic tones in the skin tone and got rid of the shadows created by ambient lighting.

White background

This made it easier to get the stencil outline of each model later in Photoshop.

Auto and manual focus settings

Automatic settings on the camera allowed the focus to be directly face on.

DSLR and compact cameras

The difference between the DSLR cameras and compact, gave the overall quality of the images when re-sizing them in Photoshop later better and got rid of any pixilation.

Adobe Photoshop

Manipulating images

Tweaking the original images whether it be

brightness/contrast or colour management, gave

the Pop magazine the subtle different between

fitting within the stereotypical ‘glow’.

Layers

Bleeding images over the masthead and grouping

layers allowed them to stay equal and to be

scaled up/down equally.

Re-sizing

Fit them into appropriate areas of the publication.

Adobe In Design v.2

Independent learning through technology

and the use of the web, such as YouTube

channel tutorials

Understanding the process of working in In

Design was a format that made it easier to

place images and text within the same

document as it allowed you to create

columns and tables to use as guidelines.

Apple MAC

Sharing photos

Shared server for feedback between peers

Problems overcome

Saving files in the wrong format and having

to re-design or re-save them