Mary Nzeh

6.WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNT ABOUT TECHNOLOGIES FROM THE PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTING THIS PRODUCT

• All throughout the making of my contents page, front cover and double page spread, I was constantly learning new skills and techniques of certain software's. I was already quite familiar with the use of Photoshop, However, found it quite hard trying to grasp how to use InDesign, this was because I was not familiar with it. (but with time; became familiar with it)

While producing my product, I found out that Photoshop is used to manipulating and editing images while InDesign was used for page layouts and constructions.

While using Photoshop to manipulate my front cover image, I found it quite difficult trying to change the colour and extent of brightness of my characters hair. So i searched curve adjustment. This was because although I am quite familiar with Photoshop, I do not normally use curves on my image.

Curve ajustment found

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

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing your front cover?

Through using Photoshop, to manipulate my images I have been able to learn to use more advanced image adjustments such as curves, channel mixer and noise.

Front cover:

While making my media product I used a range of different technologies. Which also involves using a computer; however, below is a list of different technologies which I used during the process of constricting my product:

Digital camera• Adobe Photoshop• Blogger and other • Internet explorer• Slide rocket• InDesign• Microsoft word

Digital camera

I used a digital camera to take the pictures which were used in my funk magazine. This technology was really helpful as I was able to take really sharp and clear looking pictures for my magazine; this helped to reduce the amount of editing involved in sharpening my pictures.

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop allowed me to edit and sharpen my pictures which were taken using a digital camera (technology) this allowed me to manipulate my images to suit my music genre; funk. Adobe was really helpful as I was able to include more vibrant colours on specific areas of my images.

adobe was also really helpful when I as constructing my double page spread as it helped my to transfer a coloured image into black and white

Microsoft word and Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft word and micro soft PowerPoint helped mw to document the progression of my magazine before updating them into my blogMI Microsoft PowerPoint helped me especially because they were much more easier to be uploaded onto slide share or slide rocket.

Internet explorer

Internet explorer was a really helpful when I was making my magazine. As I used it for my research, blogging, planning and even evaluation of my work. Basically, internet explorer was used in every section of the making of my magazine, as it helped me in every way possible.

Sliderocket and slideshare

I used slide rocket during the process of updating my blogs. Slide rocket enabled me to upload my Microsoft PowerPoint into my blogging site (blogger)

I also used slide share for updating my blogs. That is, jus like slide rocket, slide share helped me to upload my PowerPoint slides into my blogger

InDesign

After using Photoshop to manipulate my images; I used InDesign to lay them out. InDesign helped me to construct the layout of my magazine. This was really helpful; as I need to use margins and columns to organise my layouts