Technology used for Ancillary products
CD
When creating the CD pack, there were several different programmes we could have used (Canva, Publisher, etc.). We decided to use Photoshop CC (2015 version) as there were templates on the school system that we could already use. When Emily and I took Media Studies at GCSE, we created magazines on Photoshop. A lot of year 11 consisted of us sat in the computer room, using different tools on Photoshop. We had prior knowledge of the different techniques when it came to creating a CD cover which assisted us to produce our work. As mentioned in my Q2 for the evaluation, I spent a lot of time working on the front cover. Originally, I created a front cover that suited our concept very well; however, after showing our teacher, he stated that it would be classed as copyright if we used it as we had not created the image in the background. I took it upon myself to create our own funky background. Unfortunately, there is no triangle shape tool on Photoshop, so I had to sit and draw all 56 triangles out. Finally, I created a front cover that I was very pleased with. I used the gradient tool, paint bucket tool and shape tool quite a lot to create it. To cut the pictures out with a special outline, I used the the Lasso tool. It allowed me to create an unusual pattern. Photoshop proved very easy to create both the front and back covers and the insert. I would recommend Photoshop to anyone. I believe that I could have added a lot more effects to the Cd pack if I had watched a few videos; however, we decided that we wanted our CD inserts to be quite basic to contradict our theme a tad. A negative of Photoshop is that it can be quite time consuming; however, aside from that, it was very easy to use.