Adobe Photoshop

New technique i experimented with in Adobe Photoshop

The technique i had experimented with in Photoshop was the clone stamp tool which is when you click on a part of the picture then it i held in the cursor and when choosing a place to place the clone you start coloring it in which is from the part you clicked on in the first place, which makes a clone of that area



Before:    

After:

After using the clone stamp tool that is what the picture looked like, what i did was i clicked on the tree on the left and made one exactly like it right next to it on the left end of the picture and on the right i clicked on the tree to the right making a clone right next to it on the right end of the picture, also i cloned a part of the cloud and placed it twice on the top right area of the picture.

Reflection

How i have been able to complete the task:

i was able to complete my task as i got the expenses and fees of the things we pay for monthly and the different thing that we pay for monthly that i had included in my spreadsheet are rent, entertainment, food, gas, school, misc, savings, phones and housing and then with the expenses for each of the topics i  put it in the spread sheet showing the monthly budget total,the difference of actual prices and assumption prices, the percentage of the difference, average, maximum and minimum.


What i found most challenging:

what i found most challenging in this task was in the spreadsheet i used complex formulas and the complex formulas that i found challenging to use were percentage changed, maximum, minimum and adding the information onto separate graphs. also what i found most challenging not because of the level of difficulty but because of the patience needed which was asking for each of the expenses of the topics and then having to include it onto the spreadsheet one by one which takes time and needs patience which i challenging for me.


If i were to do it again how would i go about doing it: 

if i were to do it again i would use a lot more different types of complex formulas to give more information on the monthly budget and instead of making the information in a graph i would do it on a pie chart to make it easier to read and to let the information be more clear. Also if i were to do it again i would add more topics on the spreadsheet to make sure all the expenses are covered and to give the exact amount of fees we have spent in each month.


Conclusion:

in conclusion i would have to say that it is easier using monthly budget in excel for my parents as it is easier to add up the totals, get the average, minimum, maximum and much more so the expenses will be exactly precise and it is much easier that doing the expenses on a piece of paper which would take ages and might end up not being accurate.


Peer evaluation:

"Your project is very well presented, everything is clear and easy to understand. I like that you used a lot of formulas and you showed what formulas you used. Your graph and your table is clear. I liked how you got the average, minimum and maximum of your data. The project turned out excellent and I really liked everything." - Matilda

"Your project included everything needed, you used a good range of complex formulas, including the graph which were a great addition. Your spreadsheet was very clear and simple to understand, and your reflection was very informative." - Grace

"Personally i loved your work as it included a large amount of what was needed and was presented well. Overall your work was very well done and had really good complex formulas." - Fatima 

More complex formulas

minimum and maximum 

graphs 

my creation

Monthly budget spreadsheet

Formulas/complex formulas of monthly budget

investigation task

how did you get the project idea?
i got the project idea by going over what could be a good data table and i thought of a monthly budget giving me the data of what is paid ever month. i got the project idea by thinking what could be a good use of making a spreadsheet and i thought if i could make a spreadsheet knowing how much we spend each month that would be very useful, and i could get the information of how much was saved or wasted, that would be a goo spreadsheet idea, so that is how i got the idea of a monthly budget spreadsheet.


how will you gather the data?
since the data is about what our monthly budget is to gather the data and i will do that by asking my parents for what we pay for every month and note it down. To gather the data i would need to first come up with the categories that can go with a monthly budget and to find those topics i would search up the main uses monthly that we use to be able to put it in my spreadsheet. the topics i found that were the main uses each month and are the ones i will be using in my spreadsheet are:

rent

entertainmnet

food

gas

school

misc

savings

phone

housing

 and for each of them i will be asking my parent around how much is spent on each one of the categories each month, with that data i will be putting it in my spreadsheet and with the data i will calculate the total, the average and much more complex formulas.


what knowledge do you have on analyzing data and more do you need to learn to complete the project?
the knowledge i have on analyzing data is not that much but it is enough to achieve the analysis i need for the monthly budget data, the knowledge i have on analyzing data are the basics which are adding and multiplying data etc. and i don't think i would need anymore knowledge to complete my project. to get a higher level in my task i would need to learn more complex formulas and to get those formulas i would need to do some researching on different and complex formulas, and i could go on YouTube to learn the complex formulas and to learn how to do them on my spreadsheet.


how will the project be useful to me and to others?
the project will be useful for me to know what i could use less of to save money for more useful things, this can also be useful to my parents so they can now what their expenses are to see if they are short or fine. the project would be very useful as i could see how much was saved or how much was wasted in each month. also i could e able to find the total of the month and with the total i will be able to get the average. finally using the spreadsheet i can calculate the projected cost and the actual cost and then see the difference.


global context:
- personal and cultural expression
- orientation in time and space

excel work

 mobile phone

formula of work above:

monthly bill

Reflection on Netiquettes PowerPoint

i think i did well in my PowerPoint because i explained the good netiquettes that should be used when using the internet, i also added what should be in a good email with examples and bullet points, i then created an actual email to show the layout of how the email should look like and put the picture of the example, and lastly i did a conclusion to finish up the PowerPoint and make a summary of what the PowerPoint explained, i think the only thing i had to work on was to add references.

Using the internet Netiquettes - Powerpoint

photoshop design

planning of days to finish project`

design evaluation

Changes/Improvements people want

Goalkeeper gloves

so if goalkeeper actually almost saves the ball it wouldn't slip out of the goalkeepers hands.

Contact lenses

There are goggles but usually they aren't that good and the water always gets in the goggles into their eyes but now with the contact lenses none of that will happen, and they are easy to put in

Chin pads

A useful tool for football players because when wearing socks and chin pads under the pads always slip but with the chin pad socks the chin pad in installed in the socks so it wont slip, the chin pad socks are easier to put on and faster

Which would I Re-Design And Why?

I would re-design the goalkeeper gloves and make them air conditioned and make them only allowed to stick on footballs and easy to let go of ball if needed. this is a really useful tool for goalkeepers because it can save alot of goals that should have been saved and not scored on because of a slip.

Design Specification

I want to use a A4 fold up leaflet/ folded brochure to sell my goalie gloves. If think I a primary green based theme so that it subconsciously reminds people of a football field. I also want to have some balls all over the place in the brochure to show the environment and to give the mood . The font should be small enough to read but big enough to let older or people with weak eye sight to be able to see. i would use the font Arial or Verdana because it is much more professional and easy for everyone to see. i would have to use a laser printer because it has very good quality and i actually have access to one. I will also try to have at least 5 pictures in the brochure to make the brochure appealing to read and so its not boring.

Why did i choose these designs

i chose to do the goalie gloves because it could save lot of goals that should have been saved and with the sticky material on the palm it will help the goalkeeper get a grip on the ball.

i chose to do the contact lenses as goggles to bee easier to see in the water with HD quality and so the water cannot enter into the eye, it will also be more comfortable to wear that a huge tool on your face, also it wont slip off.

i chose to do the chin pad socks so chin pads and socks are easier to put on and while playing a game the chin pad wont fall because the chin pad is in the sock and you wont get hurt if it slips.

designs

here are my three designs:

reflection on how to make a brochure/magazine

In class we did the first part of the project on the brochure or magazine part of creating our own sports gear and I will do a reflection of what I did. I think I did quite well in this part of the project because I managed to complete the 5 questions, and I explained them with great detail. I have answered all my questions with accuracy and I have worked very productively in class.

creating a brochure/magazine

Sticky goalie gloves

 

The problem is when the other team is about to score a goal, and the goalkeeper jumps for it and only just touches the ball but it still manages to get into the goal, we need a product that will solve that problem and that won’t let the ball in the goal that easily. Well that is where the sticky goalkeeper gloves come in, these gloves will prevent the ball from going in the goal if the goalkeeper touches the ball and almost saving it, the sticky gloves will then come to work and will get the ball stuck onto the gloves so the ball won’t go in.

 

 

 

1.    What are the different brochures/magazines that might be used by a business? What are they used for?

The different brochures that can be used are ones with different designs, organization, business, events, and products, also they advertise for different companies, some can be for a selling point or some can be used for advice or directions.

The different magazines that can be used are generally published on a particular timing and contain a variety of content. The different types are by advertising, by a purchase price, by prepaid subscriptions, or a combination of the three. The word "magazine" refers to a collection or storage location. In the written publication, it is an assortment of written articles.

 

2.    What do the design of sports gear and brochure look like?

The design of my sports gear is for football and it is sticky goalie gloves and the back hand of the gloves it made out of white, blue and red leather and the palm part of the glove will be made out of a sticky material that only sticks on football but let’s go when ball is released.

The different brochures look like professional brochures for companies to sell or casual brochures for restaurants, toys selling point etc. All brochures come in different colors, fonts, designs and layouts, they are all arranged in different ways to show their product or what they are advertising.

 

3.    How should the layout of the business brochure/ magazine look like?

 

·      Front Cover: This must be able to capture the reader’s attention by using colorful pictures/text, the most important benefit of the product, a rhetorical question to get the reader thinking or very little but important key information about the product.

 

·      Back Cover: The inside front cover is designed to persuade someone about the product, for example, why they need it, what does it do, how will it help them, etc. This is usually done with rhetorical questions, and usually some straightforward questions that must end in yes to avoid losing the reader’s attention.

 

·      Information Pages: The other four pages of a brochure are all information pages that tell the readers all about the product, informing them all about the product, it advantages, the location and key information of where you can buy it, price details and most importantly, which also very discretely cover up the disadvantages.

 

4.    Choose and decide what you would like to create to advertise your sports gear through a brochure/poster or leaflet? Also explain why?

 

For my sports product, I would like to create a brochure. I prefer to create a brochure rather than a poster or flier because of many different reasons. Firstly, a brochure can contain much more information compared to any other type of advertisement because it has more space and more places for key information that is very important. Secondly, a brochure can contain all the factors of a flier and poster because it has many more pictures describing and much more space for information that the reader would definitely want to know. Also the poster has very little detail, and fliers cannot be controlled to a specific area of advertisement.

 

5.    5. Investigate three different softwares that you can use to create the advertising material. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each type of software? What are the features?

 

The first and foremost software that I can use to create my brochure is Microsoft Publisher. Microsoft publisher is known worldwide and I am very familiar to this software because I have used it all my life. Publisher is very easy to use, graphics are easily imported and formatted, there are numerous templates and it includes professional printing and publishing options. However, publisher has a very slow installation process, most school computers do not have it, it is not particularly useful for offices and it has no Apple OS versions, making it difficult for me to work with as I only have access to Apple devices.

 

Lucid press is the second software I have looking into, and this software looks interesting because it looks very simple to use and it has many features such as cool displays, and many new options that publisher does not. The advantages of Lucid press is that it is extremely easy to use, it is free, it can be done online, it has a large number of templates, it has a vast amount of features but the disadvantages are that it is slightly harder to export the brochure when completed and that you must be connect to Wi-Fi to work on your brochure.

 

The third and last software I’ve been looking at is Arc Soft. Arc Soft has some very interesting features such as advanced photo and text composition, photo editing software, and coding processes for more innovative work. The software includes advantages such as a built in tutorial, several amazing features and easy accessibility however it is far too complex for a student to be using and it is not free.