Third part of Evaluation :P

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

to transfer a photo from a file to photoshop you simply click on the photo and drag it

across to the grey background of photoshop & drop. You then drag it across to the window

you wish to use it on, and there you go.

To make the text or shape stand out, simply open the ‘layer style’ window, and click on the small white boxes to the left, on for

example, ‘drop shadow’, to create the main objects stand out

I used adobe photoshop to create my front page


I used adobe photoshop to create my contents page

TO MAKE YOUR PAGE LOOK A BIT LESS BORING, SIMPLY CLICK A F EW CM AWAY FROM A PHOTO YOU WISH TO ROTATE

AND A SMALL ARROW GOING ROUND IN A CIRCLE WILL APPEAR. SIMPLY DRAG IT IN THE DIRECTION YOU WISH TO ROTATE THE OBJECT. This adds a younger less-

sophisticated edge to your page, to show it’s aimed at a younger audience.

TO CHANGE THE COLOUR OF AN OBJECT, SIMPLY CLICK ON THE ITEM ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE

PANEL, AND CHOOSE THE ‘COLOUR BOX’ AND THE TOP, THIS BOX WILL THEN APPEAR – MOVE THE

CURSOR AROUND TO CHANGE THE DARKNESS AND SHADING. This enables you to get the exact effect

you want.


I used indesign to create my double page spread

Using the indesign

programme,If you have too many words forThe word box, simply click on

the Small ‘+’ shown and then click

onThe text box you wish to

expand Your text into

Select the ‘color’ option on the right

hand side panel, you can alter the shade

of your selected color.

Click on the ‘swatch’ option to choose your initial color.

Then click on the ‘color’ option to

change the shade of your chosen color.

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

Since my preliminary task, I feel I have came on a lot in terms of making my magazine look more professional and realistic, and learnt how to do a lot more with the technology.

Since my preliminary task, I have learnt how to choose appropriate colours for the subjects, and highlight the main points in the articles, and taking photos to suit the

general overall theme. I also followed the conventions of other pop magazines to make mine look realistic.


Both have text overlapping the main

image – more magazine-like and less sophisticated.

similarities.

Both have a medium close up as their

main image on the front cover – a

convention often used in magazines

Both have the barcode in the

bottom right hand corner – another convention often

found in magazines

Both have a footer at the bottom –

something I knew how to do back then

too


differences.In firework, I learnt how to cut out the

top of the head and overlap it over the

title

Firework has a sell line to create a bit of interest about it and

make it more memorable

Firework has a drop shadow on the title

to make it stand out.

Whilst making firework, I learnt how

to blur out the background, as

opposed to leaving the bricks in, to

make text easier to read.

Firework makes my headlines stand out more by using bolder fonts &

drop shadow.


similarities.States the issue

number – to show it’s an established

magazine with more than one issue

Highlights the main page numbers – to highlight the main

points and add a bit of interest to the design

of the page

Coloured shapes in the background, to add colour and enhance

text

The background is plain on both of my pieces – this makes sure there

isn’t too much going on


differences.Firework uses a

quote to entice the reader into wanting to know more about the inside articles,

probably more appropriate in a

music magazine than a college one

Firework uses more appropriate photos in

my opinion, as opposed to the

slightly random ones my college

magazines has

Since creating my college magazine, I learnt how to rotate photos, to add a bit

of a younger edge to my magazine, and I used this feature on

firework

Art & Photos

Third part of Evaluation :P