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

Photoshop The main programmes I used to create my magzine was photoshop. When I began this project I had never used photoshop and had no clue how to use the software. This task has taught me so much about photoshop, i struggled at the beginning but as i progressed my skills grew along the way. I used the programme to create my front cover and my contents page. I learnt how to edit photos, using the 'healing tool' to get rid of any blemishes of the image i didn't want, in order to make the photo look more proffesional. I Also learned how to use the 'clone stamp tool' to recreate the same pattern, i used this on natasha's hair to make it look bigger and longer. I also used the colour effects to brighten the contrasts of the colours to make the image stand out a whole lot more. I also used features such as,textures and shadows on differenet texts and shapes on my magazine. This created a really nice effect and added to overall look of my magazine so that it didn't look plain and simple and unprofessional. Without photoshop I think my magazine wouldn't have looked as proffesional and appealing as it does.

Publisher When i started this coursework i had very little knowledge about publisher, i had only ever used it for small little tasks, however the technology has taught me a lot. I have Learned how to use the 'Master Page' to edit things such as the background ad boarders for example that you want to stick to the page without having to accidentally knock them out of place whilst handling other things on the page. I have also learned how to use the 'drop caps' tool which makes a large letter at the start of a new block of text bolder, larger and stand out. I used publisher to create my double page spread, and i couldnt have really done without it, it has helped a lot.

Blogger To create my blog for the magazine I used this website, blogger. I have never created a blog before, so i was totally oblivious to the technology. However with help from my classmates and my teacher I Learned how to upload text, photo's, slides, and videos to my blog in order to express the progression of my work.

Youtube Another way which i presented my work was through the method of doing it through uploading videos to youtube which is a website in which you can upload videos onto your blog. I created a powerpoint, and converted it to video. I used this when doing my evaluation becuase i felt it was a good way to present a lot of information easily and effectively and yet made the blog a little more interesting.

Dafont Is Another website i used to help me present my work was 'Da Font' Which i used to help me find various different and unusual fonts to use within my work. I found this very useful in my project because it allowed me to use unique and apealing fonts in my text so that my magzine didnt look boring and plain. I downloaded the font 'PERPETUA TITLING MT' for my main title along with a collection of other fonts that i could use throughout my magazine