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.