Week Beginning 21st March 2010

I have not quite finished my contents page, but I think that if I stay behind after school sometime next week, I should have it finished. Overall, I think my magazine looks okay, but it's not as good as some of the others in the class, which is making me feel a little worried about my personal grade. However, I did manage to do most of by myself with little help from teachers and such, and I have learnt a great deal from doing it independantly.

Week Beginning 15th March 2010

I have now started my contents page. I made a title. I was originally going to go for a 'contents' title, but I thought that this didn't fit with the genre of the magazine, so I changed it to 'This Week...', which is a bit more grown up and suits the magazine better.
Next week, I aim to have most of the components made, but I don't know if this will be entirely possible, seeing as I have a lot of other work to do for my other subjects.

Week Beginning 8th March 2010

I have now completely finished my feature pages to a stanard that I am happy with. I had a bit of trouble with the title, meaning I had to do it again, which means that all I got to do in regards to the contents page was to draw a rough sketch of the layout on paper, but this means that I have a wekk to change my mind and play around witht he layout on paper before I start working on it next week.

Week Beginning 1st March 2010

I have nearly finished my feature. I have written the actual interview (which I did a long time ago), I have edited the pictures and I have assembled them on Adobe InDesign. All i have to do now is check that everything is of a good standard and make sure that my teacher agrees that it is suitable for the genre of magazine I have chosen to focus on.
Next week, I aim to completely finish my feautre pages and I aim to start my contents page. I don't expect to get much done next week, but even just making a rough sketch of the layout on paper will be enough for me to start the week after or in my spare time after school.

Week Beginning 22nd February 2010

It was impossible for me to access my coursework this week because it was Half Term and the school was closed. However, I have Adobe PhotoShop at home, so I was able to make some more components in my spare time. This means that hwne I return to school, I will be ready to start using Adobe InDesign and I will not have to waste valuable school time making components.

Week Beginning 8th February 2010

Unfortunately this week, I was held back by illness, so I wasn't able to attend school and therefore lost valuable time putting my front cover together. This now means that it is half-finished because although I have Photoshop CS3 at home, I do not have Adobe Indesign. Despite my ailment, I managed to get a head start on my feature page, which means that I will be able to finish m feature pages before the deadline and then I am able to go back to my front cover and improve it.
Regardless of the time I lost, I would have gone back to my front cover and improved it because I hope to gain more knowledge and experience of Indesign while I made the rest of my coursework.

Week Beginning 1st February 2010

I began to piece together my front cover this week, as I had all of the components made to a level in which I was happy with. This was quite a difficult task because I got a bit frustrated with Indesign, despite having numerous tutorials and looking on the Internet and asking friends for help, but I eventually got used to using the program and was able to put together my front cover.
I was a little distracted this week with my other subjects, so I didn't manage to do a lot at home in my own time. However next week, I aim to finish my front cover completely so I can start on my feature pages.

Week Beginning 25th January 2010

This week, I went to see the Adobe Indesign expert at school. Although I didn't manage to get any time to do any work in lesson time, I found his tutorial very useful and it has given the confidence to us Indesign on my own. Indesign is still a very complex program, but it is good to know that I can get help when I need it.
I managed to use Photoshop in my own time to catch up on the lesson time I missed when I was with the Indesign expert. I made the masking tape banner using a picture of masking tape that I took myself, and I made the circular Free CD motif. I don't know where I will place these on my front cover, but this is something that I can think about next week.

Week Beginning 18th January 2010

Once I had finished editing my pictures appropriately, I began to make the title of the magazine; Distortion. I wasted time trying to find the right font to use, and this slowed me down as I didn't get to do anything else. Because of this, my time management this week was not very good, but I will make sure that I catch up in my own time.
I decided to have a trial run on Adobe Indesign before I use it for my coursework, but I found it very difficult to use and very confusing. Next week, I will look in the Internet for help and tutorial videos to help me as well as improving my time management in order for me to reach the deadline.

Week Beginning 11th January 2010

This week, I began to edit my pictures on Adobe Photoshop CS3. I decided to use this program because I have some experience with using it when I make graphic art in my spare time, and I use it to add effects to my photography.
I plan to use Adobe Indesign to actually design my magazine, as it is a more professional program and will ensure that I get the best results.
So far, I have had no problems with both time management and the programs I have chosen to use, but I anticipate that I will have problems with Indesign, as it is a program that I have not used before.