Evaluation Question 7

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learned in the progression from it to the

full production?

InDesignBefore starting this project, I had never used InDesign before but now I feel confident to use as I have learned new skills such as setting up a page to have a number of columns and to set a bleed and margin. I am confident at manipulation text to make it do thing such as go around an object or go along a path. I have learned how to place/import text and images and feel that I would now be able to do other design briefs if I was given one using InDesign.

PhotoshopWhen I started the project, I already knew a lot about Photoshop so felt confident when manipulating images and designing my front cover, but, saying this, I did learn some new skills such as how to change the image size to 300dpi for use on my magazine. I now feel very confident using Photoshop and would find it very easy if I had to do the task again.

BloggerI have used Blogger to show my work during the project, I have never used it before but found it very helpful as I could submit work from anywhere at any time and in any way I wanted, for example, I now know how to embed files from websites such as Slideshare and Scribd. I learned how to set up a blog and set up labels to go with it but I did find it confusing the first time I set it up as finding certain pages to help set up the blog were hard to find.

PreziI am not a fan of Prezi, this is because I find it very frustrating putting the file together as some of the controls are not very responsive, but I do like the way it presets my work but would not use it if given the choice to use a different website.

PhotographyThrough the process, I have learned what a medium close up and direct gaze are and have used them in my work.

Flat planI know what a flat plan is and how to create one through doing one during my project, although they are good at helping you lay out a magazine, they can often be forgotten about and designs can change whilst constructing the magazine, I like the idea but found that I didn’t use mine as much as I thought I would as my design kept changing as my magazine developed.