Evaluation question 6 – What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

From the process of constructing my product my technological skills have improved drastically, especially in the software I have never used before. The technologies I have used are:

I used Blogger for recording my development from producing a school magazine front cover all the way to these evaluation questions. This way of recording my process in constructing this product has never been used be myself before, as I have never blogged. When using Blogger I have been able to easily record my idea while using different tools like photos, videos, prezi posts and powerpoint presentations. Blogger has been useful for writing these evaluation questions, as I have been able to go back and easily look at my drafts, etc to see my thought process and the way I have produced the product.

For the majority of this process I have used Adobe InDesign to create the preliminary task all the way to my final tasks with the music magazine pages. When I began using InDesign I found it a nightmare to use but with demonstrations and trial and error I slowly began to find it easier to use when it came to the construction of this product. By using InDesign I also found it useful for using experimental designs and becoming more creative in the production process.

With Adobe Photoshop I had no experience with this before (The same with InDesign) but was actually simple to use. After a couple of demonstrations and again, trial and error I was able to successfully remove backgrounds from pictures and experiment with the filter tools it offered. The process of using Photoshop was time consuming but did enhance my images and specifically the image for my front cover. By using a white background on the pictures it quickened the process of removing the background.

I was already familiar with Prezi but in the construction of the product my use in it improved greatly. Prezi was specifically useful in showing my research into real life music magazines like Q, NME and Kerrang!

 

During the process I was introduced to many more different pieces of hardware and software to create my pages for my music magazine. Examples of these are using a camera and how to properly utilise the best angles and how props can help improve an image greatly.

Using slideshare also allowed me to put powerpoint presentations on my blog without any hastle whatsoever.