The document discusses the use of various Adobe software in the construction of a magazine product. It describes using Photoshop tools like the Magnetic Lasso and Brush to create the back cover. It details using InDesign for page layouts due to built-in features like colors and layers. Illustrator was the primary software and was used for the front cover, poster, and drafts, with experience making the author more comfortable using it over Photoshop. The successful use of Illustrator's live paint bucket tool allowed for simple, quick coloring and use of color swatches for a cohesive theme.
2. Photoshop
I used Photoshop when constructing the back cover of my
magazine. I learnt to use these tools throughout my
assignment:
Magnetic Lasso
Crop
Smudge
Brush
Pencil
Layers
Paint Bucket
Colour replacement
WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT
TECHNOLOGIES FROM THE PROCESS OF
CONSTRUCTING THIS PRODUCT?
3. InDesign
I used InDesign throughout my assignment to create the page
layouts for my magazine. I found it easier to use InDesign
because it had tools such as built in colours, colour swatches
and layers. I didn’t get past a simple layout for my magazine
but my layout still entitled me to use a lot od InDesign's tools.
WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT
TECHNOLOGIES FROM THE PROCESS OF
CONSTRUCTING THIS PRODUCT?
4. Illustrator
Illustrator was the main adobe software I used throughout my
product. I used it for the front cover and poster, as well as many
of my first drafts. Illustrator was my strongest skill in the adobe
software as I had had more experience and practise with it,
making me more comfortable using it rather than Photoshop.
If I was to do a product similar in the future I would like to
expand my Illustrator skills and try using it throughout my
pages as well.
The most successful tool I used was the live paint bucket tool, it
allowed me to colour my designs in simply and quickly, and the
colour switched gave me my colour theme which worked nicely.
WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT
TECHNOLOGIES FROM THE PROCESS OF
CONSTRUCTING THIS PRODUCT?