General Introduction

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Hello!
My name is Devin and this is the introduction to my blog for the AICE Media Studies class. I will use this blog to detail the steps I take to reach my end goal for this class, developing a media product. This blog will be separated into 5 types of blog posts: introduction, research, planning, production, and reflection. This is for the purpose of simplifying my blog and making the process easier to follow. For my media product, I've chosen to create a magazine. This magazine will include a cover page, a table of contents, and a double-page spread. It will also have at least 4 original photos.

While I'm creating my media product, I'll also be working with a group of classmates. Even though we wont directly work on each others magazines, we can still help each other by sharing ideas and developing new skills together. I personally hope to develop my research skills, my understanding of digital art and design, and being more creative. I will also apply the skills that I already know to help create the best magazine possible. Some of these skills are my good communication skills, good teamwork skills, and being detail oriented.

  Blog Aims  

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• In a group with up to 4 people, we will brainstorm ideas for the focus of our magazine. Even though we will share ideas, we will each have our own individual magazines centered around this focus. I'll use not only my own ideas, but also the opinions of my team to make the best magazine possible.

• I will research the topics I will talk about in my magazine and decide how to structure it. All the pictures I put into the magazine are going to be original and there will be at least 4 of them.

• Making preliminary work will also be a top priority to see what needs work and what I will have to change. This preliminary work will help me reflect on the improvements I've made throughout my time making the project.

• Reflecting on my work throughout the year will also help me see where I started and the progress I've made.