Evaluation 6

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of

constructing this product?Evaluation 6

Photoshop

Before this school year I had never used Photoshop before. It did take me a while to understand how to use to use it but once I had learnt about some of the features I then used it frequently to edit photos for my media product allowing me to have creative control. Here are some of the features I used frequently in Photoshop:

The clone stamp toolThis tool allowed me to get rid of blemishes and smooth out the background area of the photos. I used this tool a lot while creating my magazine and as I used it more and more I was confident on how to use it and it enabled me to make my photos look more professional.

Contrast and Brightness AdjustmentThese adjustments allowed me to directly edit

the photos brightness and contrast. This meant that I could draw more attention to the models

making their features stand out more and make pictures look less dull by making them

brighter. Both adjustments were extremely useful and allowed me to sharpen the photos.

The magic wand toolThis tool allowed me to select certain areas of the photo and edit then. This helped me when selecting parts of the photo as it allowed me to use my time more efficiently. I used it especially on the photo for the double page spread hen I wanted to change the colour of the background, as the magic wand tool allowed me to select the background and change the colour.

Other features in Photoshop that I occasionally used were: The lasso tool, the gradient tool, the levels adjustment, the selection tool and many more.

InDesign

After editing my photos in Photoshop, I used InDesign to create the actual pages of my music magazine. Again, I had never used this program before and it was quite complicated and confusing to start with but I soon got the hang of it. In this program I used lots of different features to be able to have full control over the page layout and image of my magazine. Here are some of the tools which I frequently used in InDesign.

The place toolThe use of this tool was essential throughout the process of creating the pages of my magazine. This tool allowed me to insert my photos into an inDesign document. It was beneficial as it allowed me to place the photos where ever I liked and then change the size so I had control over the layout and positioning of the page.

Text tool This is an essential tool as all magazines include text. The text tool allowed me to explore lots of different

types of fonts and put them onto my pages. By being able to select the font I wanted to use, I had control

and was able to make my page look more professional and make certain pieces of text stand

out more than others.

EffectsThere are many different effects within inDesign that I learnt how to use during the process. The one I used the most was the drop shadow effect. This was very beneficial within my work in some places was given a 3D effect. All of these parts of my work look more interesting and I used this effect in various places throughout my magazine to be able to make my work more interesting.

Group ToolThis tool allowed me to control my work a lot better. It meant I could group certain objects

together ensuring I had the correct positioning that I wanted. It was very helpful for my

contents age as I was able to organize my work well and not get the features mixed up as I

grouped each section together.

Other features I used are: Clipping path, export, gradient swatch and many more.

Blogger

At first it was hard to understand how to work blogger, but after completing the preliminary task and as I used it more and more I began to understand it more. I was able to easily post and create labels for each post, although I did find it difficult to get the layout sorted. I chose a relatable image for the background and also fonts that I used throughout to keep it consistent and successful. Here is a print screen of my blog:

Programs used for evaluations

Used on evaluation questions to show and explain images.

Used on evaluation questions to create a sort of power point presentation to

display information.

Online program used on evaluation 7 to be able to allow user to click through different stages of the evaluation question and view the information.

Used to create a video with images and transitions which I uploaded via YouTube.

An animated cartoon with a voice over used to explain my answer to an evaluation question.