Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Magazine post 26

Today, I worked on my creative critical reflections. My creative critical reflections focus on all of the elements that make up my magazine. Today I worked on two different creative critical reflections. I addressed the question, "How do your products use or challenge conventions and how do they represent social groups or issues?" In addition, I addressed the question, "How do the elements of your production work together to create a sense of 'Branding'? I am making steady progress on my creative critical reflections.
I am going to finish the last reflection at home today. It will be important to get it done now so that I can be ready to submit my project to AICE. I am confident that I will get the reflections done. I feel like the magazine turned out to be all right. My creative critical reflections are in the form of a power point. I am going to make my next reflection a Prezi.

Monday, December 16, 2019

Magazine post 25

Today, I continued to work on my creative critical reflections. I didn't get much done today as I was also busy fine tuning my magazine. I want the title and cover page to pop out at the reader so I had to do a few edits to be able to produce the product I wanted. I started work on my second creative critical reflection. I think the most effective method to finish my CCRs is to do them at home. I will have enough time to do them at home and I will be in a relaxed environment and therefore, will finish the CCRs in a decent amount of time.
I have finished production of the magazine and I am satisfied with what I have created. The only thing I have to do now is to reflect and finish my blogposts. All in all, I believe that the project will turn out all right.

Friday, December 13, 2019

Magazine post 24

We have been told to emphasize work on the CCRs. I am still a little bit behind but I hope to be successful by staying up late and working hard to finish. We are about to enter our last week of work before turning in our project for a grade. I am confident the amount of effort I put in is sufficient. I don't know exactly what the different forms of media I will use for my CCRs will be. I already have one done and it is a power point. I am thinking that the next two will be a video and a Prezi. However, since I am running out of time and have limited experience making online videos, I believe that the best course of action will be to make another power point and a Prezi. I have little experience in Prezi but I believe that Prezi is a better alternative to making a video.

Thursday, December 12, 2019

Magazine post 23

A lot has transpired from Monday to Thursday. My group is putting the finishing touches on our respective magazines. I have my product essentially finished. I do not know how my group is faring in terms of the completion of the project. From what I have seen I think my group mates are also just about close to completion. I have decided that I will update my magazines table of contents. I wanted it to stand out more so I made an arrow that surrounds cover stories. I think this adds a touch of design and pronunciation to the table of contents that just simply was not there before.
I hae started to think about the CCR questions and how to approach answering them. I don't know what formats I want to use. I was asking around and my groupmates thought that power point should be my first choice. When I told them that I was already going to use that they told me I should do a Prezi. Personally, I have never used Prezi so this will be a new experience for me. My groupmates told me that Prezi is quite easy to use. I hope they are right.

Monday, December 9, 2019

Magazine post 22

This week me and my team are looking to finish out the rest of the project. We have all of the elements we need to finish our magazines. I am going to be able to finish my magazine tomorrow. I have every part of my magazine done. My article is completely done. I have revised it enough so that I feel comfortable with it. My pictures have been completed and I feel good about what they represent. My cover is probably what I am most proud of it incorporates a variety of artistic techniques to grab a readers attention. With the help of my team, I believe that I have created a good magazine.
Up next on the agenda is to complete the CCRs. I have to review the questions and prepare my responses to them. I have not really been thinking about the CCRs so I will have a bit of time in class to go over how to respond to them with my teacher and my team. I believe we have to have to answer four different questions. I am going to fine tune my magazine then I will begin work on the CCRs. My magazine has a few details that need to be ironed out.