How did you integrate technologies – software, hardware, and online – in this project? With this project, I made use of various technological resources. For software, I made use of Microsoft Word for a lot of planning. I planned a lot of the text of my magazine in Word documents, such as the two-page article mock up. I also made use of photo editing software, such as Photopea. I used it to create a mockup of my magazine cover. Along with software, I made use of online resources. I did a lot of research on what makes a magazine cover and article layout appealing to the consumer and effective. I also used online resources to research the topic of my magazine, self-care.
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What significance does the continuing development of digital media technology have for media institutions and audiences? As time goes on, technology advances. With the development of technology over time, digital media is bound to change with it. In order for institutions to most effectively engage with audiences, they must keep up with the development of digital media technology.
When consuming the news, people have made the shift away from newspapers and towards more digital options. Nowadays, people are more likely to read a news article on a website than in a newspaper. With this change, institutions must recognize that it would be inefficient to focus on developing and distributing newspapers. They should instead shift to more digital options, such as web articles or podcasts. That way, they would be more likely to attract audiences who are already consuming similar media in this form. How did your production skills develop throughout this project? During the process of creating my magazine, my production skills grew. It became easier for me to research different topics regarding design and technology. With research, I gained a better understanding of how magazines are designed and what is used to create mockups. I also became more skilled with different types of software. I became more familiar with editing software similar to Photoshop. I also became more familiar with different ways to use Microsoft Word. I also learned about what makes a magazine cover look good, including different layouts and color schemes that look good together and convey a mood that is appropriate to the topic.
How does your product engage audiences and how would it be distributed as a real media text? The purpose of my magazine is to engage with audiences. With the information in the magazine about self-care and mental health, I would want audiences to learn from it at apply that information to their daily lives. With this engagement, they would hopefully take away various methods to improve their mental health and their lives overall.
My magazine will be distributed digitally. With this, the magazine will cost less to produce and would be more accessible to people with the use of technology. The audience would be able to access the magazine with the use of multiple different devices, such as phones and computers. Audiences would potentially be able to take the magazine anywhere. How does your product use or challenge conventions and how does it represent social groups or issues? Mental health itself is not a conventional topic. It is often disregarded or seen as unimportant because the effects of it may not be as visible as physical health. With the magazine article, I hope to address the importance of maintaining mental health and how society should pay more attention to mental health awareness.
The contents of my magazine should be applicable to the general population, but it would represent social groups of people who may be struggling with their own mental health. I want to address the problem of mental health issues and provide some ways for people to better their mental health and practice mindfulness. |
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