The technologies I used were very useful and reliable tools.
I am already experienced with Photoshop and therefore enjoyed using this one the most. I found all the photo editing & creating simple page layout design very easy. I was able to help other students that were not as 'Photoshop-savvy' as I was. However due to my over confidence it meant that I tried to make something unusual that would be more interesting than the rest of the class, however this resulted me in loosing some of the main points that I needed to have. I think that if there was a technology similar to this & that was a bit more confined and did not allow you to be as creative and free that would be useful.
Illustrator was also very similar. Creating mast heads was simple and easy, however we did only touch on how to use it. I think that they would have been just as easily made in Photoshop, or any other software, but the fact that illustrator works in vectors makes everything a lot easier to use and you do not need to worry about not creating a large enough document.
The technologies I used to write my analysis were very basic (for me) except for AE (After Effects Cs5.1) which used to make the YouTube video. I had to learn to key frame & also learn how to time the wiggler effect with the music, which is not even that noticeable during a first glance, also the work that went into making it as attractive as I could, could not compete with the premade templates from PowerPoint, prezi & emaze.
From this project I have learnt how to use the photography studio in a lot more detail which is also useful for my photography class. Not only this but I have learnt a lot about how magazines are put together. It has helped me to appreciate magazines and helped me to understand the struggles of getting the photo's, editing them, and making the magazine work properly.
I have learnt that functionality is more useful than making something unique and artsy.
I have also learnt that music magazines are a lot more lenient with what they include in comparison to a regular newspaper. It seems to be a lot more relaxed.
If I was given the chance it would have been nice to create a web design so that I could show how technology has affected magazines, and create an online article. I feel that this may be useful and more prominent for magazine designers in the future with the constant development of technology & the internet, however I would have to learn how to use Adobe Fireworks & Dreamweaver, which I have no idea how to use except for the basic knowledge that it is complex and different to most adobe software.
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