Induction Evaluation

In order the write an article on the music industry in terms of music piracy I had to conduct some research about the advantages and the disadvantages of music piracy, views of professional recording artists and a number of statistics to support each side of the argument.

I had started off by surfing the internet, which had a provided me with a reasonable amount of information, to an extent, as the majority of the information which I had found was about the United States rather than the United Kingdom, despite this, the information  which I did find about the UK represented both the advantages and disadvantages. It took some time to obtain information on the UK, however it gradually got easier as I had sourced the information from reliable newspapers, such as The Guardian, which were published within the UK, also due to them being newspapers, dates were provided with the articles therefore I was able to know if the information was about the past or the present. Along with the internet research, a class debate was conducted where each half of the class had been allocated a side, either agreeing or disagreeing with music piracy. This debate was effective as both sides of the argument was represented and researched into, and this information was shared to the rest of the class thus making it easier to write a fair argument.

Before writing the article I had to choose a magazine to write for/represent, once this was chosen I had to read numerous articles which were written within the magazine in order to find out what type of language was to be used when writing my own article, as I had chosen to write for GQ Magazine, the language had to be much more sophisticated and complex in comparison to the language which was used in magazines such as Vibe Magazine or Kerrang Magazine. When writing the article, I had to use 1^st person language when I was giving my own point of view on the situation at hand, ‘In my opinion, I do not believe ...’ 1^st person was also used when quoting others who had provided their views on the whole idea of music piracy.

InDesign seems rather difficult to use at first but it is very similar to Adobe Photoshop which made it much easier for me to use, as I know how to sue the fundamental tools as well as the more difficult in Photoshop, these tools included the; magnetic lasso tool, magic wand tool and more. There was a slight confusion when choosing between the 2 rectangular boxes, one to be used for text and the other for images. After figuring out which is which, it was much easier and quicker for me to design and create and article. I did not know how to change the background colour of the page so  I had to create a rectangle, change the colour, alter its size then send the layer to the bottom so that the text can be visible and easily read.

At first I did not know how to use the Blogger website but after playing around with the various links it became clear and much easier to use. I had learnt how to view my posts, edit y posts etc. Also, it became clear that it was much easier to screenshot my work, save them as JPEGs then post them on my blog as it was much easier to for me to edit my work.

In terms of audience feedback, I had not provided with any therefore I do not know how I will be able to improve my work.

Personal Targets:

o    Research on InDesign and learn how to use the more complex tools.

o    Make sure information is relevant when researching.

o    Alter magazine article’s design and structure according to what other articles from the chosen magazine look like.