Lindsay Finkelstein's
Question #4: How did you integrate technology – software, hardware, and online – in this project?
My laptop is a MacBook Pro from Apple. Although it is not normally a computer used a lot for making magazines, I found it easy to navigate from one app to another while creating the magazine. Also, the screen is extremely wide, so it was helpful in looking at multiple sources at once. To take all of my photos, I used an iPhone 11. Although it is not a professional camera, Apple tends to make really good cameras for their phones, and it is more compact than a professional camera and takes the same kind of photos. For my blog, I used Weebly, which was easy to use and free, so I had no trouble using it. I also used Prezi for my presentations, which is easy to use and is easy to scroll through. For the information to write in my two-page spread, I found inspiration on Pinterest and through various Disney blogs online. Also, YouTube was a great place for research because Disney posts information about their D23 expos where they release new projects to the public, so that was extremely helpful. Creating my magazine spread was the easiest to make online with Canva, as well as the cover and the Table of Contents. When I was trying out different programs, like InDesign and Photopea, I was able to find out exactly how I wanted to format my spread and the cover. Overall, most of my project is made on my computer and I have found so many resources, like Canva and InDesign to integrate into my project. I was extremely happy with the results.
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Question #3: How did your production skills develop throughout this project?
At the beginning of this project, I thought making a magazine was easy, I thought I was just going to have to layer pictures and words and that was it. I was surprised when I found out it was much harder, especially when trying to find the right theme and colors to make it look good. Throughout the time I have been working on this project, I have improved my creative skills. For example, looking through different layouts and fonts, I have been able to find different items that would help my magazine be marketable. Also, through research, I have found out ways I can see eye-to-eye with consumers and market my product in a way that is attractive to the readers. At first, I had no idea how to use any programs, like InDesign or Photoshop and while I have learned a little, I still found it challenging to use and hard to process. And, even after many tutorials on YouTube, I still found it difficult. Instead, I used Canva, which is extremely easy to add pictures and elements and text. With my pictures, I was able to use filters on Snapchat to make my picture brighter and look more like it would in a Disney ad. When I used Photopea as well as InDesign my project looked one dimensional and didn’t stand out as much as I would have hoped. Also, another skill extremely important in the success of my magazine was time management. I was extremely good at not missing a deadline and making time for the necessary corrections of my magazine. Overall, since starting to work on this project, I have improved tremendously and have found myself becoming more creative in everyday tasks and I find myself making more additions to every assignment, so it looks presentable. Question #2: How does your product engage with audiences and how would it be distributed as a real media text?
My product engages with audiences by appealing to their love of Disney. It can be for anyone of any age, which is what’s great about reporting on Disney because no matter what age someone is, they never lose their love for it. My magazine allows readers to stay on top of new events regarding Disney. Specifically, my magazine deals with Disney during the COVID-19 pandemic. My product could be distributed physically and digitally. Physically, I could find a publisher who is willing to internationally distribute it to newsstands and other places where magazines are sold and maybe partner with Disney. It would probably be a monthly magazine and thousands of copies would be distributed to populated cities around the world. I believe it would also sell more if it were printed in different languages as well, so it would appeal to other nations. Digitally, I could make a blog and market my product through social media and other sites, which would be a better outlet because it is cheaper, and it can spread faster than a physical magazine. Another way to market the magazine is by making different social media accounts, like Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook and if Disney shares us through their platform, we will most likely gain traction from that as well. Question #1: How does my product use or challenge conventions and how does it represent social groups or issues?
My magazine is a lifestyle magazine and shows how a large corporation is adapting to changes during a global pandemic, specifically Disney. Disney means a lot to so many people and a lot of people want to know what is happening at the "Happiest Place on Earth." Through spreading out the ride queue to allowing only 35% capacity in their parks, Walt Disney World is challenging conventions when it comes to amusement parks and efficiency and safety during a global pandemic. The cover of my magazine includes a picture of Tomorrowland in the Magic Kingdom Park in Orlando, FL. I wanted it to be easy for the reader to understand what kind of magazine I produced and using a picture of a land in a Disney Park makes it easy for the audience to grasp onto the idea. Also, the use of neon and retro font stays true to the Tomorrowland theming of the magazine. In the Table of Contents, I used a template and added a combination of my pictures and pictures from Disney to make it look appealing to audience and get them to want to read my magazine. I put my two-page spread topic first, so the reader would know this is the most important piece of the magazine. The colors are very simple, yet very “Disney.” I included a white and a light blue which resembles the sky in my magazine cover photo. For the font, I didn’t want to use the “Disney” font because it can be hard to read, but I used HEY GOTCHA! which gives off a modern Disney vibe. For the Two Page Spread, I used my own picture that I took while riding Big Thunder Mountain in Magic Kingdom in Orlando, FL for the first page. I also added a Walt Disney quote to keep the Disney theme. My topic of “The Top 10 Attractions Coming Soon!” makes it easy to add everything that is important to know, and it makes it easy for the reader to understand what is happening. For each attraction I wrote about, I enlarged the first letter, so it grabs the attention of the reader and they know where to look. I also added a picture of the concept art for Tron Lightcycle Run, so it gets the audience excited for new attractions to open. The issue at hand is the COVID-19 pandemic. And although some people may not make it to the Disney parks, there is always Disney + available for those wanting to go, but unfortunately, cannot. My magazine could give people insight, whether they are Disney fanatics or are planning on traveling to the parks, on what is happening inside and outside the parks. Also, it gives the reader something to look forward to after COVID dies down, while Disney is continuing construction in the parks.
When I first started my two-page spread, I used one horizontal page, as seen in my first trial, but I soon figured out it would be easier to design it as two separate vertical pages.
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