Task 6 - Evaluation- Q6- What have you learnt about technologies?

What software/hardware used for my planning stage of the coursework

The software I used the most for the planning stage for my coursework was Microsoft PowerPoint, as this software is very easy to use and allows you to input images and text and further edit your slides to make them more exciting. I found it was very effective as it would easily embed and is compatible with blogger.com where all my coursework is published.

I used an online software called Scribd which enabled me to embed my presentation software onto my blogger account. This is a new skill I have learnt as I didn't know you could embed a power point presentation to use on different media platforms.

I also used more interactive presentation software's such as Powtoon, Emaze and Wideo which are very similar to PowerPoint but are more sophisticated and makes the presentation more appealing. I also found these presentation software's effective as you could embed them.

What software/hardware I used for my construction stage of the coursework

The hardware I used for my construction stage was an SLR camera to take images for my magazine, from past experience I already knew had to use a Canon SLR camera so it was easy for me to take professional images using lighting effectively to create a good image. I found the camera effective as the quality was clear and crisp which helped me create a more professional magazine, because if I used my phone the quality would've been bad.

The software I used for the creation of my front cover and contents page is called Adobe Photoshop CS6 which is excellent software for manipulation of images. At first I found it very hard to use Photoshop as the software is sophisticated and requires a little initial training but it didn't take me long to understand the features. I found that Photoshop was effective as I created a professional magazine.

The software I used for the creation of my double page spread is called Indesign. I used a double page spread template and inputted the text and image on to it which was very straightforward. The technique I found hard was creating a blur effect on the image to create a blur effect onto the second page but with perseverance I found the right tool.