Question 6 - What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

Before trying to create my own magazine I underestimated the reliance that is put into computer programmes to create the pages that we read and take for granted. Programmes such as Photo Shop, In Design, and Flickr are used daily, if not hourly and minute as a tool publish and then distribute media to the general public. From this project of creating my own magazine I have learnt the importance of such technologies with regards to putting together pages, covers and photographs.

THE PROCESS OF CREATING A PRODUCT WITH REFERENCE TO TECHNOLOGIES

Camera - In the media industry very high tech, expensive, cameras are used to photograph such celebrities and models to create the highest standard possible for their magazine. Without these in depth mega pixel cameras, photographs would not appear as appealing to the audience in the sense that they would be blurry. When it came to me photographing my model I found that I had trouble accessing a high mega pixel camera and had to rely on my I phone 5 camera. Although my phone camera is very useful I now understand that it was not suitable to use for this project, if I was to do the project again I would ensure that I was able to access a more appropriate camera. 

Photo Shop - This is the editing programme that the magazine industry use to edit their photo's to make their celebrities look 'flawless', hours on end are spent softening blemishes and editing the background to create the perfect imagery to be published within their product. I tried to consider how the industry used this programme when using it myself for my product in the sense that I wanted to replicate an image that would be featured on a real music magazine cover. Although I felt it was important to follow the common codes and conventions of a realistic magazine, I felt that it was important to challenge the ideologies in the industries and include a plain urban background to interact with my urban city living young audience. 

In Design - In Design is the programme used to create the set up, design and layout of the product. It is used in the industry as a simple to use base for pages, covers and contents pages. The industry are highly reliant on this programme as it is ideal to use to import images, add text and design the front page. I used this programme how any other magazine would with regards to the importation of images, text and design process to create the perfect magazine. I followed closely the codes and conventions of how a real product would look after being created through in design, however by adding a banner I feel that I stood out to the audience more that what I would have done if I followed ideologies of the front cover.