Task 4 - Evaluation

The research that I carried out on digitally published products was very useful as it gave me an idea on the different ways I could structure my articles and what techniques I could use to make it a success. it helped me mostly with the layouts and how I could place my margins. I also was able to see how the language would change according to the purpose and target audience of the articles, showing me that I would need to change my language also with mode of address.

When pitching my idea it was hard because I knew what I wanted to talk about but at times, I didn't know what to talk about which delayed me a bit. I wrote my first article the best I could and I when I gave it in, I received feedback that helped me structure my article better than I was able to in the beginning. what I didn't realise was that I was writing very formally, so it didn't suit my target audience which meant I wasn't meeting the aims of the brief. I struggled to change the language as I thought I was talking to suit the audiences. I knew what language feature I wanted to use and what to include in my articles from looking at other ones. I used the drop cap at the beginning of every article.

I think my pre production was done well and I managed my time wisely. I did everything according to my call sheet. my article didn't need models as it was about an object so I took pictures of it in my spare time as well as the times I wanted to do it on my call sheet. I had all the resources I needed to take my pictures.

Whilst using InDesign, I was able to import the images and change the layout, size and orientation of these images. I also flipped the image so it would be on the opposite side. I added  my articles in the columns very easily however I had a few issues when the text was too small and when id try enlarging it, it would be too big for the boxes. I would have to keep trying to make it fit by changing the box sizes and changing the margins and the gutter. adding background colour to my article was easy although I struggled a bit as I didn't know where the fill button was.

I stored my written material very well as I would write it up in the notes page of my phone in my spare time so that I was always doing work when I was available. I would then email it to myself and open it up on a computer to then copy and paste it into my InDesign template. so I had my work saved in my phone, on my email and saved in the template.my work was also uploaded onto blogger so my teacher was able to mark it.