Digital Footprint
As soon as you go online you start creating a trail of information about you. This is your digital footprint. Every day, whether we want to or not, most of us contribute to a growing portrait of who we are online; a portrait that is probably more public than we assume.
This portrait helps companies target content at specific markets and consumers, helps employers look into your background, and helps advertisers track your movements across multiple websites. Whatever you do online, you might be leaving digital footprints behind.
No matter what you do online it’s important that you know what kind of trail you’re leaving, and what the possible effects can be. While it’s not possible to have ZERO footprints, the first steps toward reducing your digital footprint and managing your digital identity are not that hard.
Here are some things that can help you create a positive digital footprint!
This portrait helps companies target content at specific markets and consumers, helps employers look into your background, and helps advertisers track your movements across multiple websites. Whatever you do online, you might be leaving digital footprints behind.
No matter what you do online it’s important that you know what kind of trail you’re leaving, and what the possible effects can be. While it’s not possible to have ZERO footprints, the first steps toward reducing your digital footprint and managing your digital identity are not that hard.
Here are some things that can help you create a positive digital footprint!
1. What is a digital footprint?
2. How could Ryan's digital footprint affect Ryan's family/friends/work?
3. View the website 'Be deadly online' list down 5 suggestions that are given to help people make better choices about what they put online.
2. How could Ryan's digital footprint affect Ryan's family/friends/work?
3. View the website 'Be deadly online' list down 5 suggestions that are given to help people make better choices about what they put online.
Week 4 Prac - InDesign Magazine Cover
Activity 1 - Magazine Critical Analysis
Select a magazine that you like. You can find a hardcopy in the library, classroom or a digital version by searching on Google images. Save a copy or take a photo of this magazine cover and critically analyse it by answering the following questions:
1. What image has been used on the magazine cover. Does this help to suggest what the magazine is about? Why or why not?
2. What colour scheme has been used on the magazine cover?
3. Where is the text located on the magazine cover?
4. Are the words different sizes around the magazine cover? Why has this been done?
5. Where is the barcode located? Where is the price located? Where is the issue/date located?
6. Where is the name of the magazine placed? How big or small is it?
7. Is there any writing on the picture or is it in a blank space?
8. Is there any space on the magazine cover with no text? Where if so?
9. Do you think people would want to read this magazine? Why or why not?
10. What could be changed to make this magazine cover more effective?
11. From your analysis, what will you do in your magazine to make it effective?
Select a magazine that you like. You can find a hardcopy in the library, classroom or a digital version by searching on Google images. Save a copy or take a photo of this magazine cover and critically analyse it by answering the following questions:
1. What image has been used on the magazine cover. Does this help to suggest what the magazine is about? Why or why not?
2. What colour scheme has been used on the magazine cover?
3. Where is the text located on the magazine cover?
4. Are the words different sizes around the magazine cover? Why has this been done?
5. Where is the barcode located? Where is the price located? Where is the issue/date located?
6. Where is the name of the magazine placed? How big or small is it?
7. Is there any writing on the picture or is it in a blank space?
8. Is there any space on the magazine cover with no text? Where if so?
9. Do you think people would want to read this magazine? Why or why not?
10. What could be changed to make this magazine cover more effective?
11. From your analysis, what will you do in your magazine to make it effective?
Activity 2 - Criteria For Success
List 5 criteria that your magazine cover must meet in order to be successful. Write these in your digital portfolio.
Activity 3 - Magazine Cover
This week's practical task requires you to use the Adobe InDesign software to create a magazine cover. Choose something that you are interested in for your magazine, for example, cooking, skating, travel, cakes, snowboarding, fashion, fishing, horse riding, bike riding, gaming etc. and invent your own magazine for an audience interested in your chosen theme. Then, using your inspiration, use the below information to help you create your own.
Your magazine layout must include the following:
1. Background image
2. Title (come up with your own, not an existing one)
3. Issue Number, month & year
4. Barcode
5. Cost
6. Top stories inside the magazine
You must consider the following:
1. Choice of an appropriate image (not blurred or pixelated if taken from google).
2. Font types for headings and subtitles (should be captivating, legible and sized according to priority)
3. Colours (relevant to chosen image for backgrounds and text)
4. Layout (to guide the viewer's eye around the cover. To ensure the background image is framed, still easily viewed and not too overwhelming).
5. Size (Headings should be bigger than sub headings but smaller than the Magazine title. The size of the image(s) should also be considered).
* Remember, less is more so don't try and cram too much in or the cover could feel overcrowded and overwhelming.
Browse through some of the examples below before watching the Adobe InDesign tutorial videos at the bottom of the page.
List 5 criteria that your magazine cover must meet in order to be successful. Write these in your digital portfolio.
Activity 3 - Magazine Cover
This week's practical task requires you to use the Adobe InDesign software to create a magazine cover. Choose something that you are interested in for your magazine, for example, cooking, skating, travel, cakes, snowboarding, fashion, fishing, horse riding, bike riding, gaming etc. and invent your own magazine for an audience interested in your chosen theme. Then, using your inspiration, use the below information to help you create your own.
Your magazine layout must include the following:
1. Background image
2. Title (come up with your own, not an existing one)
3. Issue Number, month & year
4. Barcode
5. Cost
6. Top stories inside the magazine
You must consider the following:
1. Choice of an appropriate image (not blurred or pixelated if taken from google).
2. Font types for headings and subtitles (should be captivating, legible and sized according to priority)
3. Colours (relevant to chosen image for backgrounds and text)
4. Layout (to guide the viewer's eye around the cover. To ensure the background image is framed, still easily viewed and not too overwhelming).
5. Size (Headings should be bigger than sub headings but smaller than the Magazine title. The size of the image(s) should also be considered).
* Remember, less is more so don't try and cram too much in or the cover could feel overcrowded and overwhelming.
Browse through some of the examples below before watching the Adobe InDesign tutorial videos at the bottom of the page.
Steps to follow - You can also view these steps in the screen recording below
- Open InDesign and choose create new. Select the Print tab
- From the DOCUMENT PRESETS choose A4
- Click create
- On the toolbar select the Rectangle Frame Tool, click drag/draw a white rectangle covering the page and extending past the bleed lines.
- Drag your image file onto the rectangle you have just created
- Click the Fill Frame Proportional icon in the Properties Panel to fit the background art to the rectangle.
- Select the Type Tool from the toolbar and draw a text box, then type the name of your magazine. Highlight the name.
- On the Properties panel in the Appearance section change Fill colour and Stroke colour, set the stroke width to 3 pt or to your desired effect.
- In the Character section, select what font you want to use. Set font size to 100 pt and tracking to 120 pt or to your desired effect
- In the Paragraph section chose Align Center.
- Now that you have the basics down, continue creating your magazine cover
Evaluation
Evaluate your work by answering the following questions in your digital portfolio:
1. What new concepts, skills and techniques have you learnt?
2. Which of the 5 success criteria does your work meet and how?
3. What feedback did your work receive from your teacher or peers?
4. How could you improve your work?
5. Are you happy with how your work has turned out?
6. What did you enjoy/ dislike about this activity?
7. Do you think people would buy this magazine? Why or why not?
Evaluate your work by answering the following questions in your digital portfolio:
1. What new concepts, skills and techniques have you learnt?
2. Which of the 5 success criteria does your work meet and how?
3. What feedback did your work receive from your teacher or peers?
4. How could you improve your work?
5. Are you happy with how your work has turned out?
6. What did you enjoy/ dislike about this activity?
7. Do you think people would buy this magazine? Why or why not?