The document summarizes the skills and knowledge the author gained during a project using various software and websites. They started with a basic knowledge of Photoshop but learned new tools and techniques through tutorials to design a magazine. They also gained confidence using Photoshop and feel they have many new skills. The author learned how to blog on Blogger, including uploading videos, images and presentations. They explored different templates and designs. Downloading fonts allowed them to use different styles. Slideshare helped upload documents not supported on Blogger. In total, the author believes they have expanded their technological skills through this project.

2. During the course of this project the skills from
which I possessed before hand have advanced
further as the duration of the course went on. With
only basic understanding of most of the
software’s, I began using other resources that
would ensured I would be capable of achieving to
my full potential. The following slides show what I
have progressed on or gained knowledge upon.

4. From the beginning of the project I had a very simplistic idea
of using Photoshop, this was from my prior knowledge of
Photoshop in GSCE Media. Where I created a perfume
advertisement of whom would appeal to the target audience I
had chosen. I realised that coming into this project I would
need a more advanced understanding of Photoshop. Through
tutorials from YouTube and practice before beginning my final
products I was able to get better acquaintance with the
programme. With this new absorbed data, I was capable to use
new tools and features the programme offers to construct a
magazine of my genre chosen. For example I have learnt about
the variety of tools that can be used to shade a certain image
which ensure the editing of my work is realistic which gives the
image a natural affect. As the project continued I gained
further knowledge and insight. The fact that I had downloaded
the software at home gave me the self-assurance in my work. I
feel more self-confident in using the programme than before I
began the project and I feel that I have gained many skills.
Although I admit it being quiet challenging at first.

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7. I have been able to download new fonts onto the
programme and use them in my work. Brooding
my skills further, which initially shows how that
there is more to learn than the given set of tools
I had previously came into the project with. The
website gave me a variety of fonts that would be
well suited to my magazine’s genre of music.
Using a selective few fonts that personally I
thought suited my genre choice I was able to
insert them into my final three products. I was
also able to edit the fonts to how I see fit to
make sure they fitted well with the three
products. I believe this to be the most
straightforward technological skill I have
gained.

8. Here I entered my text, where I was able Downloading the text
to see whether this would be suited to my allowed access on
magazine music genre. Photoshop where I
inserted the font to
use on my products.

10. Blogger.com was were my blogging days for this project began. I
had never used this website before nor heard of it before this
project therefore having no prior knowledge I engulfed myself into
learning as much as possible on how to blog and upload videos,
images and PowerPoint's. Starting simply I learnt basics of
blogging and uploading a post. As my posts go further on there is
evidence that portrays that I gained the concept to upload video’s
and images. Further on I was able to change my presentation of
my blog by changing the template and colour of the writing and
even how the pages are presented to the audience. During the
period of this project I believe I have gained a skill of blogging
and using other resources bringing them into one final piece. The
process was ongoing, there had been many errors I have came
across for example for my fonts to show I had to print screen the
font and use the picture to illustrate what the image of the font
looked like. I did not find it very difficult just a little time set aside
to understand the main frame of the website then I was capable of
using the website. I feel confident in using the website and for it to

11. Evidence to portray the skills I picked up
during the course of blogging.

13. Slideshare was a site that is dedicated to uploading
certain documents to websites that don’t allow access
to them. For slide share I used it on blogger to upload
PowerPoint’s and some Word Documents that I am
not able to upload straight to blogger. The concept of
this website was very basic and simple to use. I
thought this website was convenient and useful for the
project I was carrying out as not all work was
uploaded to blogger using the documents the blogger
provides. the format of the website gave simple
instructions that were helpful. Uploading it to blogger
was self taught as I did not feel that it was a hard task.
The website provided a useful service and I will
continue to use it on any further projects in the future
if needs be.

14. This is an
example on
my blog where
I have used
Slideshare to
upload a
PowerPoint
presentation.
This is evidence of
my account on
Slideshare as well
as other examples
of what I have
uploaded onto
Slideshare for my
blog.