HARDWARE + SOFTWARE

BLOGGER

• SOME SOFTWARE I USED THROUGHOUT THE CONSTRUCTION AND EVALUATION OF MY PRODUCT. USING BLOGGER ALLOWED ME TO COLLATE AND STORE ALL INFORMATION ABOUT MY PRODUCT CREATION SUCH AS MY TIME MANAGEMENT WHICH SHOWED MY AIMS AND REFLECTIONS FOR EACH LESSON, MY DRAFTS OF MY WORK AND CONSTRUCTION, IT ALSO HELPED ME TO PROJECT MANAGE AS I KNOW WHAT I HAVE DONE SO FAR AND WHAT I STILL NEED TO DO FROM THE PROCESS OF WRITING MY TIME MANAGEMENT PIECE. IT ALSO SHOWED MY PROGRESSION THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT.

MESSENGER

• ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A SOFTWARE THAT I USED DURING THE PROJECT WAS THE MESSENGER APP FROM FACEBOOK. I USED THIS TO SHOW MY MODEL ORGANISATION FOR THE PHOTOSHOOT. THE SCREENSHOTS OF THIS CONVERSATION WERE LATER UPLOADED TO MY BLOG AS A EXAMPLE OF EXCELLENT ORGANISATION.

PREZI

• I USED THIS ONLINE TO CREATE MEDIA RICH PRESENTATIONS FOR MY RESEARCH AND PLANNING WHICH INCLUDED PRESENTATIONS FROM HEALTH AND SAFETY TO MULTIPLE DIFFERENT TYPES OF RESEARCH DOCUMENTS SUCH AS FACIAL EXPRESSIONS AND RESEARCHING SIMILAR PRODUCTS. THESE WERE THEN UPLOADED AND EMBEDDED INTO MY BLOGGER PAGE THIS IS SO THAT I HAVE EVIDENCE OF MY RESEARCH AND PLANNING WHICH IS MEDIA RICH.

POWERPOINT

• I ALSO USED THE SOFTWARE OF POWERPOINT THROUGHOUT THE CREATION OF MY RESEARCH AND PLANNING AS THIS ALLOWED ME TO COMBINE BOTH TEXT AND IMAGES TOGETHER AND WAS USEFUL FOR ANNOTATING IMAGES AND SHOWED EXAMPLES OF MEDIA RICH RESEARCH AND PLANNING.

POWTOON

• I ALSO USED THE ONLINE SOFTWARE TO CREATE A MEDIA RICH ANIMATED PRESENTATION FOR ONE OF MY EVALUATION QUESTIONS. USING THIS SOFTWARE SHOWED THAT I HAD EXCELLENT IT SKILLS AS I HAVE USED A MEDIA RICH PROGRAM WHICH IS ANIMATED TO EXPLAIN A EVALUATION QUESTION

EMAZE

• I USED ANOTHER ONLINE SOFTWARE WHICH WAS A MEDIA RICH PRESENTATION LIKE SITE. I USED THIS AGAIN IN MY EVALUATION QUESTIONS AS THIS SHOWED MY ABILITY TO USE MEDIA RICH PROGRAMS DURING MY RESEARCH AND PLANNING PART OF THE COURSEWORK.

PINTEREST

• I USED THE ONLINE APP PINTEREST DURING MY RESEARCH AND PLANNING PROCESS OF THE COURSEWORK. THIS WAS TO GAIN INSPIRATION FOR THE GRIME GENRE AND WHAT THINGS THAT I WOULD ASSOCIATE WITH THE GENRE. THIS WAS UPLOADED TO MY BLOG UNDER INSPIRATIONS TO SHOW THAT I USED A MEDIA RICH PAGE TO SHOW MY IDEAS FOR WHAT TYPE OF IMAGES TO INCLUDE IN MY MAGAZINE.

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP

• I USED THE ADOBE PHOTOSHOP SOFTWARE ON THE COMPUTER TO CREATE MY PAGES FOR MY MAGAZINE. I INCLUDED LOTS OF IMAGES AND TEXT THROUGHOUT THE CREATION OF MY MAGAZINE TO MAKE IT MEDIA RICH.

RESEARCH + PLANNING

• I USED MANY ONLINE WEBPAGES AND APPS TO COMPLETE MY RESEARCH AND PLANNING AND MAKE IT MEDIA RICH. THIS IS IMPORTANT AS IT SHOWS EXCELLENT USE OF IT SKILLS AND IT ALSO HELPED MY WORK TO BE DETAILED AND LOOK PROFESSIONAL.

CONSTRUCTION

• TO CONSTRUCT MY MAGAZINE I USED THE SOFTWARE OF ADOBE PHOTOSHOP TO DESIGN AND CREATE THE PAGES ON THE COMPUTER. THE HARDWARE THAT I USED TO CREATE MY MAGAZINE WAS THE COMPUTER ITSELF TO BE ABLE TO RUN THE PROGRAM AND THE MOUSE AND KEYBOARD TO BE ABLE TO EDIT THE PAGES AND ADD TEXT ETC.

COMPUTER

• TO ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION TO TAKE PLACE I HAD TO HAVE A COMPUTER, KEYBOARD AND MOUSE TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS. THIS ALLOWED ME FIRST OF ALL TO ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO USE ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ITSELF AND THEN ALLOW ME TO BE ABLE TO CREATE AND EDIT THE MAGAZINE ON ADOBE PHOTOSHOP AS WELL.

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP TOOLS

MOVE TOOL• THIS TOOL ALLOWED ME TO MOVE THE PIECES THAT I HAVE CREATED TO BE

ABLE TO MOVE THEM AROUND THE PAGE BOTH USING THE MOUSE AND THE KEYBOARD AND ARROW KEYS TO MOVE THE PIECES AROUND THE PAGE. THIS WORKED FOR ME DURING THE CREATION OF MY PAGES AS IT ALLOWED ME TO EDIT WHERE I WAS PLACING IMAGES AND TEXT ON MY PAGES.

RECTANGULAR MARQUEE TOOL

• I USED THE RECTANGULAR MARQUEE TOOL TO PLAN OUT WHERE I AM GOING TO PUT CERTAIN ELEMENTS THAT I AM GOING TO INCLUDE IN THE PAGES ON THE SCREEN. THIS WAS USEFUL WHEN I WAS WORKING OUT WHERE TO PLACE ITEMS AND SAVED A LOT OF TIME ON INSERTING ELEMENTS ONTO MY PAGE.

LASSO TOOL / MAGNETIC LASSO TOOL

• I USED THE LASSO TOOL TO EDIT THE IMAGE BACKGROUND OUT OF THE DOMINANT IMAGE OF THE AREAS THAT I SELECT TO ERASE THE BACKGROUND TO MAKE MY IMAGES LOOK MORE PROFESSIONAL

• I USED THE MAGNETIC LASSO TOOL TO AGAIN THE EDIT THE IMAGE BACKGROUND OF THE DOMINANT IMAGE OF THE AREAS WHICH HAVE A SIMILAR COLOUR I HAVE SELECTED TO ERASE THE BACKGROUND WHICH MADE MY IMAGES LOOK MORE PROFESSIONAL.

QUICK SELECTION TOOL / MAGIC WAND TOOL

• I USED THE QUICK SELECTION TOOL TO COLLECT THE AREA IN THE BACKGROUND OF THE IMAGE TO ERASE THE BACKGROUND AREA WHICH IS NOT NEEDED TO MAKE IT LOOK MORE PROFESSIONAL.

• I USED THE MAGIC WAND TOOL TO COLLECT THE AREA IN THE BACKGROUND OF THE DOMINANT IMAGE WHICH IS NOT NEEDED AND IS THE SAME COLOUR TO REMOVE IT IN ONE GO FOR EASE TO MAKE IT LOOK MORE PROFESSIONAL.

CROP TOOL

• I USED THE CROP TOOL WHEN ADDING SUB IMAGES TO MY MAGAZINE AS THE FULL IMAGE WAS NOT NEEDED AND SOME OF THE IMAGE NEEDED CUTTING WHICH IS WHY I USED THE CROP TOOL TO DO THIS EASILY AND EFFECTIVELY. I USED THIS AS CUTTING OUT UNNECESSARY PARTS OF THE IMAGE WILL MAKE IT LOOK NEATER AND MORE PROFESSIONAL.

EYE DROPPER TOOL

• I USED THE EYE DROPPER TOOL WHEN CREATING THE TEXT TO GO ON ALL OF MY PAGES SO THAT I GOT AN IDENTICAL AND CONSISTENT COLOUR IN THE TEXT THE WHOLE WAY THROUGH THE PAGE AND MAGAZINE. I NEEDED TO MAKE SURE I HAD CONSISTENT COLOURS SO THAT IT LOOKED PROFESSIONAL AND NEAT.

RULER TOOL

• I USED THE RULER TOOL TO LAYOUT THE AREAS ON WHICH ELEMENTS OF THE PAGE ARE GOING TO BE LINED IN CERTAIN WAYS. SO IN MY DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD IT HELPED ME TO LINE UP MY TEXT SO THAT IT IS ALL IN A LINE AND IS CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT. THIS IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE IT IS SET OUT LIKE A PROFESSIONAL MAGAZINE.

ERASER TOOL

• I ALSO USED THE ERASER TOOL WHEN ERASING THE BACKGROUND FROM MY DOMINANT IMAGE ALONG WITH THE LASSO TOOLS AND THE QUICK SELECTION / MAGIC WAND TOOLS. THIS WAS IMPORTANT FOR EDITING OUT UNNECESSARY PARTS OF THE IMAGE THAT WAS NOT NEEDED TO MAKE IT LOOK MORE PROFESSIONAL.

BLUR TOOL

• I USED THE BLUR TOOL TO MAKE THE SUB IMAGE BLEND IN MORE WITH THE FRONT COVER AND TO MAKE THE ROUNDED RECTANGLES BEHIND THEM HAVE THE SAME EFFECT ALSO AND I ALSO USED THEM ON TEXTS TO BLUR THE NUMBERS TO MAKE THEM STAND OUT MORE WITH THE DROP SHADOW. THIS MADE THE TEXT IN MY MAGAZINE STAND OUT AND LOOK MORE EFFECTIVE.

SHARPEN TOOL

• I USED THE SHARPEN TOOL ON MY FRONT COVER ON THE BOX THAT IS BEHIND THE SELL LINE SO THAT IT STANDS OUT MORE ON THE PAGE AND DOES NOT BLEND IN. THIS MADE THE TEXT LOOK NEAT AND PROFESSIONAL AND LOOK LIKE A PUBLISHABLE MAGAZINE.

SMUDGE TOOL

• I USED THE SMUDGE TOOL ON SOME OF THE TEXT IN MY CONTENTS PAGE LIKE THE PAGE NUMBERS FOR THE ARTICLES SO THAT IT BLENDS WELL WITH THE DROP SHADOW. THIS IS USEFUL TO BLEND IN THE SHADOWS SO IT LOOKS MORE SUBTLE AND PROFESSIONAL.

TEXT

• I USED THE TEXT TOOL THROUGHOUT ALL OF MY PAGES AND ALSO USED DIFFERENT FONTS TO PORTRAY THE GRIME GENRE SO I INCLUDED BOLD TEXT THROUGHOUT THIS WAS TO PORTRAY THE GENRE AS ITS LYRICS TEND TO BE BOLD AND STAND OUT FROM OTHER LYRICS FROM OTHER GENRES.

PATH SELECTION TOOL

• I USED THE PATH SELECTION TOOL TO SELECT VARIOUS DIFFERENT ITEMS AND SELECTIONS FROM THE PROGRAM. THIS WAS USED WHILST CREATING MY MAGAZINE TO HELP ME TO SELECT WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO EASILY AND GIVE A PROFESSIONAL EEFECT.

ROUNDED RECTANGLE TOOL

• I USED THE ROUNDED RECTANGLE TOOL THROUGHOUT TO GIVE A COLOURED BACKGROUND TO SOME OF THE ELEMENTS THAT I USED ON THE PAGES TO MAKE THEM STAND OUT MORE ALONG WITH A DROP SHADOW. THIS MAKES THE TEXT INCLUDED STAND OUT BUT ALSO BLEND INTO THE REST OF THE PAGE.

RECTANGLE TOOL

• I USED THE RECTANGLE THROUGHOUT MY PAGES TO BACK UP THE TEXT ONTO A COLOURED BACKGROUND SO THAT IT STOOD OUT MORE AND COULD BE READ EASILY AND STANDS OUT FROM THE REST OF THE BACKGROUND FROM THE PAGE.

CUSTOM SHAPE TOOL

• I USED THE CUSTOM SHAPE TOOL ON MY FRONT COVER TO MAKE A PLUG TO INCLUDE EXTRA INFORMATION IN. THIS MADE IT LOOK DIFFERENT AND STAND OUT WHILST INCLUDING A MEDIA RICH ASPECT AND IT ALSO GAVE ME MORE SPACE TO INCLUDE TEXT IN. THIS ALSO MADE IT LOOK MORE PROFESSIONAL AS I WAS USING MORE PROFESSIONAL TOOLS TO HELP TEXT TO STAND OUT.