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My MYP Unit Changing Environments with PhotoshopTECH 3 Area of Interaction: Environments Significant Concept: Everyday things, such as pictures, can be altered, or changed using our resources, in this cas it is Photoshop. Unit Question: How Can I Create or Change Everyday Things? I learned that I can change everyday things such as photos or drawings into something that they were never exactly meant for. I was able to assemble many different materials and pictures and blend them together in order to create something new. I was able to use my resources, in this case photoshop, to create a new logo for Ben's website and to edit many pictures involving a teacher by the name of : Mr. Stucki.

= Investigate: =

I tested and investigated many movie/picture editing software and after testing for 2 days, I decided on photoshop. Photoshop seemed like the most coomon and the most in dpeth program that I felt could help me in the future.
 * How did I decide which project to do? **

Explain the problem and its relevance to my life. In the real world, there will sometimes be instance where you may need to change a realistic thing. Though in some ways it can be difficult, one can sometime alter real life things using their resources, and in this case, it was Photoshop.

I investigated for three days with photoshop because I was fairly unfamiliar with it. I was able to learn what (most) the tools do because I actually ended up counting and there are 74 tools on the left and each one has like special settings and such so it took me a long time to get a feel for the program.
 * Investigate for three days with Photoshop? What did you learn? **

While investigating with Photoshop, I decided to make a project that was useful, in this case it was create a logo for Ben's website and I decided to also make some humorous pictures involving Mr. Stucki.
 * Investigate what to do on photoshop- **

= Plan- = The original plan was to create a bunch of logos for Ben's website. And also to make some humorous pictures. I had to plan the layout and them for each logo and picture before I began doing anything on photoshop because it is hard to undo mistakes in Photoshop... i would pretty much have to start over.
 * The Original Plan- **

As with every plan, people have to troubleshoot problems did arise in my plan and I did end up troubleshooting.
 * Trouble Shooting- **

= Create- = I began creating my project when I had felt comfortable with my ability with Photoshop, which actually took about three days. For each one of my works, it took me about 1.5 days to complete and polish everything.
 * Creation- **

I did have a plan setup going into the creation process but it did have to change a bit. I had some goals and ideas that I had no idea to accomplish, and in total, I changed a few of my designs so I actually possessed the skill level to create the project.
 * Following a plan- **

= Evaluate =

Overall, I felt that this was a very valuable learning experience. I went into this not knowing anything about Photoshop and this whole project ended up being an investigation.

I am really happy with my finished projects and I a happy that I learned this skill that I did not posses before. I had a lot of fun creating most of this pictures and I felt that this whole project taught me a lot and i may actually benefit from it in the future.

Requirements:

04/25 I researched all of my possible things, it is hard for me to decide. 04/26- I started my project on Stykz... I dont really like the program 04/27- Today I was absent... Sorry! I did however do some more research n what I wanted to do. 04/30-Today I started on my new project. It includes making text boxes in Adobe PhotoShop 5/1- I made some practice text boxes to learn all of the special effects tools so I can make it look amazing. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">5/2- I began my real project I wil make a text design for Ben and Jun's history fair website. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">5/3- I am almost done with my first design. I don't like it but it is pretty fancy. I plan on making 2 more text designs. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">5/4- I finished the first text box, showed it to Ben and.... It was very good. I think the next few will be better. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">5/7- Today I started my second design and so far I really like it. I don't know about Ben though. It is a bluish leather design with so text. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">5/8 I was gone most of the class I came just in time to finish up the second text deign. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">5/9- Today I started and nearly finished my third text box. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">5/10- Today I finished up my third logo for the website <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">5/11- Today I uploaded the one of the logos to Ben's website... It worked pretty well



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