Evaluation: Technologies

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

Above is one photo of  the technology I used when creating my front cover product.

1) This is the camera (NikonD60), this was used to capture all of the images used in all the products. Improving from a point and shoot to a DSLR I have learned that better quality can be attained via the DLSR.

2) I also used a computer from college and my laptop (which is not photographed) to edit photographs, make the product and to research. This was by far the important technology used to make my product. I used Photoshop mainly, by using this I learnt many elements and skills such as enhancing photographs and creating products.

The Gradient Effect

During the creation of my products I encountered many difficulty's, however I overcame this by teaching myself effects in Photoshop. In the above Image it shows how I used the gradient effect to create a subtle background:

1. Right click on the layer, and click 'blending options'

2. Select 'Gradient Overlay' 

3. I adjusted the angle, opacity, scale etc to achieve the effect I needed.

Disadvantages of the effect includes a cheesy effect if not done subtly, though I believe it improves the quality of the contents page.

 The Stroke Effect

For this technique, I learnt to use the stroke effect on Photoshop.

1. Again, right click the layer and the click 'blending options'

2. Select ' Outer Glow'

3.Adjust the settings such as Opacity, spread, softness, size, contours and noise.

Finally, this can be used for many different things, I used it to border images, outline writing and the create puffs.

White Noise Effect

1. Create a rectangle over the text.

2. Add a noise filter effect (filter gallery - add noise)

3. Experiment with size

4. Select letters (quick selection tool) and delete excess noise

Web Spaces

In regards to web spaces, they were a major role in the production. Firstly, Blogger was used to show and upload all of my content onto. The disadvantage of using an online database is that copyright infringement could be heavily investigated and the multiple uses of images on the analysis' could be seen as copyright.Though the advantage of using Blogger is that its Eco-friendly as it doesn't use heaps of paper and would help with heavy restricted time consumption.

I also used Prezi and Flipsnack to upload analyses and some evaluations. This prevented messy presentation and on Prezi you could even choose the layout or background when Flipsnack is more of a flipbook. Again the disadvantages of Prezi and Flipsnack are copyright complications.