My Double Page Spread, Version 2

The difference between this version and my first version of my double page spread is that I had learnt how to justify text, kerning and leading. I also learnt how to do advance text wrapping and inserted text onto my breakout box image.

To justify my text I simply had to choose text of which I wanted to position differently and then choose which justification I wanted use however I chose to keep all my text justified to the left as it is the most commonly used positioning of text in magazines.

Kerning and leading was done my choosing ‘type’ then ‘character’ with this I was able to change the spacing between letters, words and lines.  I used this technique to edit the positioning of the words in my kicker, which was added in the same way as I added my main title.

To add the text onto my breakout box I created a new text box and then inputted the information I wanted. I was then able to rotate the text box so that it fit the image behind it. To make it appear professional and like my writing was set on the lines I used kerning and leading to make the writing sit on the lines.

Advance text wrapping was the most challenging thing I have learnt on InDesign so far.

To begin with I placed my image which I chose to have a white background and then used the pencil tool to draw around it. I then use the black arrow tool to be able to move the image if necessary and then when clicked on the image in which I have just drawn around I am able to set the text wrapping to wrap around object shape. Once I have done this I used the arrange tool to send the background of my inserted image behind all the text. This then means that the text is shaped around the image shape. As my original background of scrunched paper wasn’t pure white I decided to make it so that one half of my background was white and the other half was the scrunched paper.

-For an unknown reason there is a very heavy line beneath the drop shadowing of the title.

My Double Page Spread, Version 1

On my first version of my double page magazine spread I began by creating my title. I simply began by using the text add tool, and then decided on the colouring of my words. I added drop shadow onto my title to make it appear like there is dimension to my double page spread. I chose to have each page with three columns of writing as the target audience of my double page spread would be ABC1 and therefore stereotypically would have a longer attention span.

 I then found three relevant images to have on the top left hand side of my double page spread. I used the square button to create a frame and then placed in each image. I used three images along the top left hand side of my double page spread to follow the rule of three.To create the Polaroid effect I drew another box around my image but slightly larger so that there would be a small boarder around my image. I sent the newly drawn box to the back and set the colour as white. Once I’d done this I grouped the image and box together so that I was able to move them around together. I rotated them slightly to make the page seem less boring and added a slight drop shadow at about 40% to complete the Polaroid effect. I overlapped my three images to create a more professional appearance.

I added page numbers and a reference title to the bottom of each page on my double page spread to make it look more realistic. To add my text I used a similar technique as I do for placing an image, by placing the chosen text into the columns. I made sure that my text was set to no larger than 10pt. Once I had added my text I found another picture and placed it onto my page the same way as I had done the others and again created the Polaroid effect, however this time I placed the image in the middle of the text and used the text wrap tool to make the writing shape around the image. I did this by clicking window and text wrap, I could then use this tool to choose the spacing between the edges of the image and the words.

I created the background by using the box tool and drawing a large box at the same size of the double page spread. I then placed the image ensuring the content fits the frame and the used the ‘arrange’ option to send it to the back which then created the background.

At this point of creating my double page spread I had added an image to use as my breakout box, in the same way as inserting all of my images.

-For an unknown reason there is a very heavy line beneath the drop shadowing of the title.