Task 2: Magazines & Audiences

Glossary of magazine terminology

1. Barcode- A code which is machine readable and identifies a product, usually found at the bottom of the page
2. Contents page- Indicates what is inside the magazine and on which page.
3. Font- The style of the typed writing. 
4. Sans serif- A style of type without serifs.
5. Serif- A style of type with serifs.
6. Headline- The heading at the top of the magazine.
7. Drop cap- Where the first letter of the paragraph is enlarged.
8. Puff- A block of colour on the front page with text on.
9. Cover Line- Information about a major article given on the front page of a magazine.
10. Tagline- The slogan of the magazine.
11. Typography- The style and appearance of the text.
12. Mast Head- A list usually found in the editorial page concerning staff.
13. Body text font- The font style of the main part of the printed text.
14. Rhetorical Question- A question asked which isn't meant to be answered. 
15. Style- The way that the magazine is written and presented. 

My first page

I used the program adobe InDesign to create my first page. I created my title using the text box and then changed the size and font of the text by highlighting the writing and then using the different menu's to select the size and font. I took a number of photos and then uploaded them into the program adobe InDesign by firstly saving them onto my desktop and then creating a box on the page and placing the photo into the box. Making sure the box was highlighted I then clicked fill frame proportionally under the 'object' heading so it was placed correctly inside the box. On one of my images I then used the white arrow to drag the corners of my photo to create a different shape. I then changed the box curser into the ellipse frame tool to then create a circle. I then placed the photo into the circle under the 'file' heading and clicked fill frame proportionally again so it filled the circle. I have never used this software before this and its the first time I have ever done anything like this. I soon became comfortable with it and got used to the number of tools and options you can use to do many things such as create text and upload photos. 

Task 1: Getting to know your blogger

Things you can do with Blogger

• Share texts, pictures and videos.
• Post information quickly, for free.
• Add interesting gadgets such as slideshows and change your backgrounds to make it personal to you.
• You can follow other peoples blogs so its easy to share information.
• You can post from your mobile phone, so you can blog everywhere you go. 

How i think blogger will be useful for my coursework

• I can post all my development ideas quickly, making it easy to view my progress.
• It saves the work automatically, which is good so i wont loose it.
• There is a spell checking feature which is easy to use.
• Other people can view your blog because its public so therefore can give you opinions of your work, to help you to improve.  
• I can access Blogger anywhere around the world so i can always blog.