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BYTE is a magazine aimed at anyone who is interested in keeping up to date with or discovering more about educational technology. This may be currently practicing teachers who use technology in the classroom; it may also be an educator who is involved in or simply enjoys reading about new technology and ideas based on educational needs.
BYTE was a final submission for my Communication Futures dissertation module. I opted to craft a piece of journalism in the form of an Ed-Tech magazine; this was a compilation of articles informing readers about new and upcoming technology in the sector.
Creating a magazine focused around this says to the reader that there is one place to look so as to keep up-to-date on new information. BYTE is a stylish and punchy presentation of a critical subject, education-topical and making an introduction to new ideas attractive and captivating.
The craft and design of this was an exercise in digital print design. Having conducted a lot of research into similar technology magazines, I found the design to be off-putting to the casual reader. This led me to orientate my structure and design to be a delicate balance between that of a technology and an Art or Design magazine
I learnt a lot from this project as it let me experiment with designing for print. Researching and writing the articles included gave me more insight and experience with research methods in a journalistic light. It also gave me experience in good judgement in handling text and image to communicate ideas and learn appropriate writing styles, structures and effective layouts in the production of a piece of journalism.