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

Photoshop

I have learnt a lot about technologies when constructing this product. Firstly with Photoshop, I have learnt how to edit photos to give a more professional look, which adheres the conventions of a magazine in general. For example, I added hue/saturation and brightness and contrast to images, to give a more HD look, which boosts the professionalism of the magazine. I also used the ruler tool to divide my double page spread, which aided me into dividing the page accurately. A tool that I was not familiar with was the shape tool, which I used frequently throughout the construction of this product. Overall, making this product has broaden my knowledge with Photoshop whilst making a product.

DSLR Camera

In addition to this, I used a DSLR camera, which was extremely technical, and gave me insight into how to take pictures effectively for my music magazine. It also had better quality than an iPhone camera for example, which aided me into constructing a product that would look professional, which would attract my audience to buy the magazine.

Microsoft Word and PowerPoint

I have also used Microsoft Word for text and PowerPoint for presentations, which enabled me to organize my ideas effectively whilst constructing my product.

Software used when uploading posts..

This variety of software taught me how to present ideas and work in different formats, e.g. SoundCloud by sound and Slideshare by slides of pictures and text.

Soundcloud

Slideshare Blogger

Prezzi

Windows Movie Maker Youtube