What Have You Learnt About Technologies From The Process Of Constructing This Product?

From the process of constructing my media product, I have learnt about new technologies, for example I have learnt how to use the programme, Photoshop, which has taught me more about how to edit pictures, and create the front cover for my music and school magazine.

Photoshop allowed me to edit unwanted objects out of my images because I was able to use the magic wand tool or the lasso tool. I was also able to make my photos look more professional, for example by using the lasso tool I could cut around the models for my central image on my double page feature. This was good because it left a shadow outlining them, which I think is what made it look more professional.

Technology stopped me from using the font that I wanted. I wanted to use a graffiti font so it would go with the theme and attract my chosen target audience, but I was limited to choice. Photoshop also stopped me from keeping to the same colours but I managed to keep the same colours by copying layers.

If I did it again I would find a font which was more like a graffiti text so it could relate to my genre more. I would also rearrange the layout, in order to make more space for strap-lines. Photoshop was quite a hard programme for me to use, although it was useful to have layers so you could place objects behind or in front of other objects. I found it hard to change the format of pictures, as it was not very clear. Also it was not very simple to go from one object straight to another as a lot of clicking was involved.