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

I have used a variety of technologies when constructing this project ranging from Photoshop which I used for editing my photographs and for the general outline of my magazine, a digital camera which I used to take pictures for my magazine, Blogger, Prezzi for the planning and evaluation stages of my project and generally the internet for the majority of my secondary research on magazine conventions, magazines, publishing houses and many more things.  

I chose to use certain technological devices that I felt I was rather good with using and had a fair bit of experience with such as using the internet for my research, I chose to use the internet as I thought It would be the quickest and easiest way if finding the information I needed to help me to complete the task. The internet was very useful as it enabled me to research many topics I was unsure about and made it easier for me to get the information about the magazine I needed to research meaning I was able to use certain conventions of magazine in my magazine.

With the rest of the technological devices such as the digital camera I was relatively unsure about using them and with some were completely new to me and I found it very difficult to use such as Photoshop, Prezzi and Blogger.

The digital camera was extremely useful as it enabled me to take high quality pictures which made the photos seem more professional and therefore making the magazine seem more professional.




Photoshop was useful when editing my photos however I had never used the programme properly before so it was very difficult to get used to so it took some time and effort when trying to edit certain photos.

Prezzi was helpful when trying to express and show my work in new and interesting ways. I mainly used Prezzi when evaluating certain parts of this project. At first I found Prezzi rather hard to use as I was new to the site and due to certain problems with the internet it made it very difficult to access the site sometimes.

I have developed and improved numerous skills while on this project such as organisational skills as I had certain problems with my timing and organisation in my previous project meaning I was unable to meet certain deadlines. Another skill I have developed is my editing skills I have been able to use Photoshop much more comfortably now and feel that I know how to do a lot more; I think this is shown through the work I have done and the difference in the quality of my work.


If I was to make another music magazine I feel that if I was taught how to use certain technological devices properly, such as a detailed explanation of how each devices works and the way in which I could the best out of the device. I think this would be most useful when using the camera or Photoshop as I feel these are the main features that helped me make my magazine look so visually good.