6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of

constructing your music magazine?

From planning and making my music magazine I have learnt how to use different technologies. I

have learnt how to use Photoshop where I learnt how to get rid of the background of an image using the magic wand tool or magic selection

tool. I also learnt how to adjust an image on Photoshop

by using the brightness/contrast tool to change the increase the brightness of the image and to

give my image a contrast. Adding to this I am also able to adjust my image

using the curves and colour balance which allowed me to adjust specific areas of the image

and colour balance. I have learnt how to use adobe illustrator where I

learnt how to edit the images on magazine –using the feathering tool and shadow tool and learnt how edit my article where I learnt how

to put my article into columns to give my magazine a professional look.

From my feedback my audience said my images on my front cover page, contents page and double page looked professional. I have also learnt how to use a digital camera where I can

now take a range of different images from different angles. Using a digital camera made my images have a better quality giving it a

more professional and realistic look.

Adding to this, I have learnt how to use a blogger which has allowed me to post my focus

group video by embedding the link which helped to me plan my music magazine getting ideas from my target audience. Adding to this, my blogger has allowed my peers to evaluate my draft magazine and give me feedback how to improve it. The blogger also allowed me to do polls for my peers to vote for which title

block they prefer and allowed to assess previous music magazines designed by previous AS

students to help me to plan my music magazine.