What have you learnt about technologies from the process of

constructing this product?

Photoshop• Edit a picture to get the title behind

the girl on the front’s head. To do this I had to duplicate the image and then put the title in between the two layers. • Arrange my coverlines so they didn’t

look cluttered and filled up all the space. To do this I changed my font sizes and colour of the font. I also added a banner behind the main feature.

• How to make my main feature stand out by adding an outline to the text. To do this I selected the text then clicked layer styles and selected stroke. I change the size to 7px and opacity to 100%.• Edit an image it make it more visually

attractive. To do this I selected the image and then scrolled over the top of the page where it says filter and chose a filter from the list.

Quark• How to use a drop capital. To

insert a drop capital I highlighted the first paragraph then on the measurements tool bar I selected the tab ‘paragraph attributes’ then ticked the drop caps box. I then changed the line count to 4.• How to make columns. To do

this I went to the measurements toolbar and changed the value in ‘cols’ to 3.

• How to make the text wrap round the quote. To do this I added a blank box and then put the quote on top of it. I right clicked the box and selected modify then selected runaround from the tab, then from the drop down box I selected ‘item’

• Insert shapes. To do this I selected the rectangle box tool and drew the size of rectangle I wanted.

• Insert images. I selected the picture content tool from the toolbar then I double clicked the box and chose the photo I wanted to insert. I then adjusted the box size and moved the picture around so it would fit onto the page.

Other technologies usedWindows Movie Maker:• Rotate the vide. I uploaded my video and then

at the top underneath editing it has the option to rotate the video.

• Add music, text and narrations. After the video or image is inserted at the top of the page you can add music by pressing the button and selecting a file. To add narration you can either record it on the computer being used or insert an audio file. I used my iPod to record the audio then put the files onto my laptop.

DLSR Camera and lighting:• How to get pictures at different angles. To change

the angle I would adjust my height by kneeling down or standing on a chair.

• Changing the backdrop so the colour didn’t contrast with her hair.

• Used lighting to see her facial expressions better.

WebsitesBlogger:• Creating new posts. Clicking the pen button on the homepage opened a

new blog post.• Changing the font type and size.• How to schedule posts. On the right hand side there is a schedule

button and here you can set the time to post the entry. I used this for when my posts were in the wrong order.

Slideshare:• How to upload powerpoints, I had to create a dropbox account to

upload them cause I couldn’t upload them just from my computer.Prezi:• Add narration between steps. I recorded the audio on my ipod then put

it on my laptop and selected the step I wanted the audio to play during and then I selected ‘add voice over’ and selected the file.

• Zoom in on part of the presentation. I drew a box and then clicked it and added it as a new step so that it would zoom in to that part of the image.