7. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have

learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Luke Brierley

I think I have learnt to use multiple different media technologies such as how to use SLR cameras, Photoshop and Quark Express.

In terms of cameras, I learnt over time how to focus properly and to use the different settings available. The main thing I learnt was how to focus properly, as it took me the whole of the coursework to get it right, retaking photos multiple times.

In Photoshop, I learnt to use all of the effects available on there. My preliminary task was the first time I had ever used Photoshop, so everything I know how to do on it now, I have learnt in the progression from the preliminary to the final product.

Quark was also completely new to me when I started the coursework, however a lot of the tools available on Quark are available on other software. The feature that helped me the most on Quark is that it really helps you to lay out your magazine with all the guidelines that you can adjust, which gives it an advantage over programmes such as Publisher.

The most important thing I learned however, was how to properly construct a magazine that adheres to a specific audience and genre. Prior to creating my final product I had never red magazines, so had no clue how to create one of even a decent quality. Proper research during my coursework influenced my designs and helped me to understand how to create a music magazine.