Tuesday, 18 October 2016

Proposal: Rebranding the East Norfolk website


The marketing team at East Norfolk Sixth Form College is asking me to come up with ideas that will help to further promote the college to potential students. They would like to focus on how they can improve the external website so that it better appeals to the correct audience (young males and females between the ages of 15-17). The marketing team would like me to come up with annotated analyses of the current site and also annotated mock ups of new designs that I have created which I feel would better suit those looking to go to a college in the Norfolk/Suffolk border region.

The designs should look professional and be based on established layouts and expectations (conventions). The marketing team would like to know what layout I would use, what fonts and what colours (including hex codes).

I should consider the EN brand at all times and make sure that I show the college in a positive light and give serious thought to my audience and who will access it.

Once I have completed some draft designs, I will seek some feedback from my tutor and peers to ensure I am meeting the requirements of the brief and then I will look at making improvements based on that feedback and my own personal responses to the design.

Monday, 17 October 2016

Photoshop Evaluation


Introduction


What is Photoshop and why is it used in the creative media industry?
 Photoshop is a program used to make various things digitally and it is used in the creative media industry, mainly in the magazine industry as photos are edited using this software
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What were the two tasks set?
The two tasks that were set was the creation of an action movie poster and the editing of a headshot using the skills I had learned.


Using photoshop


How well do you feel that you were able to use Photoshop?
I feel that I was able to use Photoshop well to make these products.




What did you like most about using Photoshop?
The thing that I like using in Photoshop is




Were you happy with your finished products?
I am happy with my finished products but I feel I could have done more to improve them. I could have used the blending options to improve the text on the first task.


What were some of your favourite tools and processes in photoshop?



What did you find most difficult?
The thing that I found the most difficult was using the quick select tool.




Your learning and development


What skills have you learnt through working with photoshop?


I have learnt how to follow instructions and not to use airbrushing too much.


Is there anything you would like more time on /more help with?
If I had more time, i would use the blending options to improve the images.


In regards to interactive media devices and platforms, why do you think photoshop is useful?
Photoshop is useful in regards to interactive devices and platforms such as phones, tablets and computers.
 




 

Photoshop task 2- Airbrushing