Evaluation Question 6
- 1. 6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product? Joe Chapman
- 2. Software used • Photoshop • Internet explorer • Notes (Apple iPod app – used for writing interview with Lee) • Microsoft PowerPoint • Survey Monkey • SlideShare • Blogger • Hotmail • YouTube • Microsoft Excel
- 3. Hardware used • Cannon600 DSLR • Memory Stick • SD Card • iPod Touch (4th Generation w/ Camera) • Lighting/Studio • Computer • laptop
- 4. Research & Planning Creating the product Evaluation Software •Internet Explorer •Photoshop •Photoshop •Blogger •Internet explorer •Microsoft PowerPoint •YouTube •Microsoft PowerPoint •Hotmail •Survey Monkey •Blogger •Hotmail •Notes •Microsoft Excel •Hotmail •Dafont.com •Dafont.com Hardware •Camera •Laptop •Computer •SD Card •Computer •Memory Stick •Memory Stick •Computer •IPod touch •IPod Touch •Lighting •Studio
- 5. What was optional? • Blogger- I could have produced my work in a written format at the end of the project although this would have been very time consuming and I wouldn't have been able to get everything produced well and quickly. • Survey Monkey- I could have produced written questionnaires instead of doing an online survey, this would have maybe brought in more results for me to analyse although I would have had to photocopy loads of sheets and with it being on PC I could easily graph the data • Photoshop- there are many other programmes that could have assisted in creating a good product such as Adobe InDesign or Microsoft publisher but I already had little amounts of previous Photoshop knowledge and I don't think I would have been able to create as good of a product as I did with Photoshop. • SlideShare- I could have produced my work in another medium- maybe as a written format but I chose to use SlideShare as it is the most professional looking way to get presentations onto my blog and it is easy to upload and view on not only SlideShare but on my blog.
- 6. What Tech did I definitely need? • Internet Explorer- most of my research into publishers had to be done on the internet as it is most up to date there, as well as this i could find out about different magazines available and how they read and how they look, i could have done this manually although it would have been very costly, Although i do buy Kerrang! Weekly and as i was emulating kerrang! Predominately this was also helpful, yet without the internet i couldn't have looked at other styles of magazine and how well they do in readership and circulation etc.
- 7. Pros of tech • Blogger- without the use of blogger i would not have been able to use my time as effectively, the use of blogger helped me save time over hand writing all my work or documenting it all in order, therefore i could spend more time working on my product and making it look really proffesional. • Notes- with the use of notes on my iPod i was able to document the interview with Lee for my double page spread and then send the note to myself through the email feature, thus making use of what i had rather than writing it down then typing it up or using someone else’s laptop • Survey monkey- with the use of survey monkey i was able to create multiple questions very quickly and distribute onto social networks such as facebook and twitter and get instant results rather than a hand written questionnaire that would take ages to collect in and process the results.
- 8. Cons of Tech • Failure/crashing/breaking- throughout the creation of my product i encountered several problems, firstly my memory stick, which had my front cover (completed) and DPS and Contents (started) on it locked out, so i couldn't access or save files onto the memory stick, luckily i saved my product on the computer as a back up and also sent it to myself via email, Photoshop also played up for me once as it kept crashing and not saving my files, this was very frustrating and caused me to lose time having to sort out these problems. • Online software also has its down sides as it is available online and could be used and abused by others over the internet, meaning that my work could have been copied or used by people without my consent.