AICE Media Studies AS- Kabbani, R

This week we spent our time in class discovering how to truly unlock our creativity and apply it properly. I really enjoyed this week especially from the variety of activities and no set one program to learn from. From TED talks, to notes, to activities, and reading this week was very eye opening and increased my confidence for the outlook of my magazine.               Ill begin by talking about the TED talk, I really enjoyed this because this man was teaching me so much about how to really awaken my closed mind but everything he said was already known subconsciously. Like the statement he made about being mad is the best mindset for creativity, I can completely relate and really understand how when I’m angry my mind is constantly fueling me with the best ideas I have had. Naïve Experts was also a genius suggestion because normally when I ask for help or assistance when I feel unsure, I usually ask naïve people with no p...

This week was our judgement week for whether we choose to work in teams. We went through numerous activities that really highlighted to me how teamwork should be scoped out before a project. We analyzed the social media of potential partners but since I was not fully set on working with a partner, so I chose a random classmate. Then we did a lost at sea activity that was intended to give us an insight to how we worked in groups.                 When going through a random classmates social media I was paired with Sonja whose Instagram I analyzed. Sonja’s page was heavily flooded with spiritual images of awakenings of the third eye and the managing of stress on our bodies. She also showed a keen interest in anime a type of Japanese cartoon with mainly being of the action and horror genre. Her Instagram was very different from what I had expected but, in all honesty, I feel like I had not gained much knowledge on...

I am going to make a magazine. My mind has honestly been made up since the beginning of the class year. I want to make something I generally dislike (a magazine) and turn it into something people all ages could enjoy whether its good photography, or interesting articles inside. Just how the article says, “Readership is painfully low” (Franklin, 2011). I plan to make my magazine impossible to put down. I am going to base the entire tabloid on my clothing brand, Hidden Spectrum. I plan on using Photoshop because I’m familiar with the program and certified by adobe to use it. Adobe InDesign is a very un-interesting looking program with a seemingly over complicated interface that does not appeal to me. Premier pro I am familiar with and I obviously won’t use because of the fact I’m going to make a magazine but maybe I’ll choose to make a behind the scenes video for myself to post on social media. I am going to make my magazine be extremely colorful but still respect a pallet of very ...