Blogging Reflection No. 2

My Photoshop Activity Outputs

My Metallic Text Style

This is my metallic text style. I used  Photoshop in making this and it took a while but the results were worth it. The methods I used are found in this link,

 http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/text-effects-tutorials/metallic-copper-text-effect/

The difference is I used a different font to make it more metallic and glassy.

Scary Text Style

This is the other text style called "Scary text". I got this from this link,

http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/text-effects-tutorials/scary-text-effect/

This one is a bit easy. It only has Two or more layers and has a couple of blending layers. I used a different text when I did this.

Magma Style Text

This is "Magma Text Style". The most difficult one to make. It had a lot of blending layers and a few brushes. This is the link to know how to do it,

 http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/text-effects-tutorials/magma-hot-text-effect/

I didn't get it perfectly but it is still close.

I learned a lot in making this activities. You should always be creative and resourceful to achieve the perfect and best results. The classes where helpful and so was the tutorials. I hope we can learn more. 

Multimedia: The Stepping Stone of a New Era

Multimedia, one of the greatest discoveries of mankind. It  has made tremendous changes and improvements in the World. It has made things easier and faster in many aspects. It is a stepping stone to a new era. An era of better entertainment and better visualization.

The Alphabets and Numbers are examples of Text.

Text, one of the major Medias. It is the first and very commonly used. It has improved in so many ways, one is it can be now manipulated so that learning would be more enjoyable and less dull.

Example of  a audio.

Audio, is another major Media. It is the second kind and also common. It was made to make information more alive and lively. Seeing or just plain looking is old style with the help of audio, it improves on our listening skills and more loud in life.

Still image example.

Still images, are another major Media. It is the third Media. It is used in projecting images base on keen observation and is a product of using either text or simple drawings. Still images are used in broadening the users experience in learning. It helps in increasing imagination and creativity.

Example of Animation.

Animation, one of the major media and the most latest kind. It is a new kind of media which is the combination of the three above. With the help of animation it improves the learning ability of people especially to infants who are more attracted to them.

Example of interactivity.

Interactivity, is the last major media. This is the process of using all of the medias and receiving feedback from them. Interactivity is very important. It makes the media more interactive and more challenging.

In general, using the major medias is a great help in our daily lives and in our IT or any computer based courses.