charlie gentry media blog

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product? To create my magazine I used a varity of tools from online to hand drawn to achieve my final product, I hand drew my main image on paper which I then took into photoshop where I was able to change the contrast and exposure so that it looked more like it was created digitally, I cut the outline of the image so that is was transparent making it easier to add on top of my photoshop layers.  Using a pleathora of online resources such as Google images for a template, an online font generator for the title and a random ISPN code from Google images as well to create the barebones of my magazine. I was able to use Photoshop to create everything else on the magazine such as all the text, the neon borders and textured background. Photoshop is the best editing software for creating images so I felt it was the best choice to create my entire magazine piecing it together much like a puzzle. I was able to a...

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What kind of media institution might distribute your magazine and why? Grave's parent company would have to be Time Inc. due to the fact they own a plethora of different genre magazines ranging from music to travel. Choosing this company is the best option to launch my magazine because " Time Inc. is one of the world's most influential media companies - home to 100 iconic brands" which would allow my magazine to be tied with this iconic name pushing it forward into mainstream, as well as the legendary brand name Time Inc. has a strong digital presence which include more than "60 websites reaching   150+ million monthly digital visitors, 2 billion video views, and a social footprint of 200+ million through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Google+ and YouTube". This would catapult my magazine into social media so that it able to have a stronger online presence which is the most important factor in keeping a current music magazine  relevant in the...

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