Evaluation Question 6

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

Macbook: My personal laptop was the most important piece of equipment I used during the creation of my product, It contained programs such as Microsoft Word and Photoshop which were the main programs used when  creating the magazine. My laptop also enabled me to store all documents and files for the entirety of the project, as well as this it was what I used to search the internet for useful information and to conduct audience research.

Nikon Camera: I used my nikon camera to take all of my artist photos, I chose to use this camera as it took pictures in a high quality to a large pixel size, this meant that all images used in my magazine were clear in quality, contributing to the overall aesthetic appeal.

Photoshop: I used the image editing software photoshop to create and construct my magazine pages, this advanced software offers a range of tools that allow users to manipulate images in a variety of ways. The tools I used most frequently were the text tool, the move tool and the crop tool, they were easy to use and allowed me to make adjustments on a minuscule level to create my magazine exactly how I wanted it. Due to its advanced nature, I was quite unskilled at using this program at the beginning of the project but due to trial and error whilst completing my preliminary and draft work I developed and grew my skills overtime.

Microsoft Word: A more common program, I used this frequently when brainstorming ideas around the research and planning stage of my magazine, it was vital however when creating the article for my double page spread because of it's spellchecker and grammar checking system that prevented me from making typos which would reduce feelings of verisimilitude amongst readers.

Dafont: Dafont is the name of the website which I used to discover and download all the fonts that I used in my magazine, after reviewing existing fonts available I decided that they were not what I wanted in my magazine, dafont allowed me to browse fonts based on categories including 'fancy', 'sharp' and 'retro', making finding what I was looking for fast and simple.