Final Project

Magazine Project

Personal Story

 

Skills:

Page layout design using InDesign or Illustrator, text tools, color theory, photography, interviewing skills, line, shape, balance,

 

InDesign, What is it?:

In Design Overview

 

Using either Illustrator or InDesign, start a new project. See layout dimensions below. (under image examples.)

 

Or, open new document with 2 art boards 8.5 x 11 with a spacing of "0" so the two pages are right next to each other.

 

Also a second project with dimensions 8.5width x 11height for the cover.

 

This is going to be a "double page spread" article that could be found in a magazine.

 

You must chose a person not in your class and not another student. You are to create a magazine cover and double page spread revolving around that person. The magazine cover does not have to be directly based on them, it could be a magazine that revolves around their interests.

 

Take a look at this tutorial to make the Page layouts in Illustrator.

LINK

Watch from 1:57- 3:42 for basic layout guides and columns.

 

Here is a LINK for setting up page layouts in InDesign.

This is another way to layout your page settings using Illustrator.

Please look at the links above before using this particular layout.

 

Use these directions for Illustrator Layout.

Basic Magazine layout with simple grid and guides.

 

First open a new document. (File New)

In the set up window create the following settings:

1. Name your document. (Name:)
2. Number of Artboards: (2)
3. Spacing: (0)
4. Size: (Letter)
5. Orientation: (Portrait)
6. Bleed: (0)

 

1. Click on the Advanced >
2. Color Mode: (CMYK)
3. Raster Effects: (High (300 ppi)
4. Preview Mode: (Default)
5. Then click OK

 

Your new documents will open up. Because this is a double page spread for your magazine there will be no space between the two pages. This will allow for you to have images cross over your pages.

 

 

You will need to create Guides and a Grid to help you with the layout of your designs.

 

Follow these steps:

Click “Command + R” on your keyboard to bring up your rulers

Vertical guides:

• Click and drag from inside the left hand ruler to pull out a guide to 5/8”
• Click and drag from inside the left hand ruler to pull out a guide to 7 3/4”
• Click and drag from inside the left hand ruler to pull out a guide to 9 1/8”
• Click and drag from inside the left hand ruler to pull out a guide to 7 7/8”

Horizontal guides:

• Click and drag down from inside the top ruler to pull down a guide to 1/4”
• Click and drag down from inside the top ruler to pull down a guide to 10 3/4”

 

Go up to the “View” drop down “Guides” “Lock Guides”

This will keep your guides in place so they wont move.

 

 

To create the Grid for your layout:

Select the rectangle tool and draw a rectangle the size of the left hand page (no fill black outline).

Go up to “Object” - Path - “Split into Grid”

In the window make the Row-16 and Column-13

Group all (the Grid)

Copy the Grid and paste it and move the second grid over to the second page.

Select and group both Grids.

Lower the opacity to 3%

Lock the layer in the layers Panel.

Create a new layer to start your work.

 

This Grid is for a guide, even if you have non linear shapes they should be organized and place in a clean and organized manner.

 

 

Good Luck

You could use Adobe InDesign for your layout if you wish to try something different.

How to create a magazine grid layout In InDesign:

Magazine Grid Layout

 

 

Remember:

 

D.R.I.V.E (Define, Research, Ideate, Verify/Test, Evaluate)

 

 

Process:

 

Ask your subject a series of questions that will help you to find out who they are and what they like to do.

 

Think about the points Mr. Muench talked about in class.

Conduct an interview. 

Be Personable, Allow them to answer your questions and use their answers to lead to new questions.

 

Here are 10 questions you can use to help you get to know your interview subject:

 

1. What is your best childhood memory?

This question always makes people smile and often leads to a humorous or poignant exchange about family, travel, holidays and traditions, hopes and dreams, and friendship. You learn a lot about someone when they share aspects of their childhood.

2. If you had a chance for a “do-over” in life, what would you do differently?

 

This question gives insight into a person’s state of mind about who they are, their vulnerabilities, and their hopes and dreams. Often sharing regrets or unmet desires opens doors to considering new possibilities or the confidence to make needed change.

4. What do you feel most proud of?

This question makes people feel you are really interested in them and who they are. Everyone wants to feel accomplished and proud, and we all want an opportunity to share our successes without looking like a braggart. The answers give you great insight into what the person values most in life.

5. What is your favorite music?

The music we enjoy helps define us and reflects the dreams and attitudes of our generation. What we listen to reflects what speaks to our souls. It reveals who we are and what we believe — in an illuminating and honest way that’s often hard to put into words.

6. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go and why?

 

This question not only allows you to discuss and share travel experiences, but also it affords insights into the other person’s interests, personality, and sense of adventure.

10. What was one of your most defining moments in life?

 

This is a great question to invite sharing on a deeper and more vulnerable level. Often defining moments come during profound life transitions like death, divorce, job loss, etc. It is during these times we are called to make a huge mental, physical, or emotional shift.

11. Why did you choose that profession?

The story of how someone landed in a particular profession opens the door to learning a lot about a person and their motivations, interests, education, and ambitions. We spend most of our days working, so the answer to this question also reveals how a person chooses to define their lives.

12. How do you spend your free time?

 

This is a great follow-up question to the previous question. It rounds out the picture of how this person has created his or her life and what hobbies, interests, and obligations they have created for themselves.

24. What does a perfect day look like to you?

Thinking about this question requires us to dig around in our memories for previous perfect days. It’s a feel good question that gives both people an infusion of happiness and maybe even the desire to recreate that perfect day.

23. What is a skill you’d like to learn and why?

 

Most of us have something we want to learn to improve ourselves or for simple enjoyment. This question gives the person the opportunity not only to share that desire, but also to examine why they haven’t pursued learning the skill.

Other basic questions you could lead to could be:

 

Hobbies, favorite colors, favorite foods, clothes, style, music, people of influence etc.

 

You are to incorporate this information into the magazine spread. Try to think as if you are featuring them in a magazine that revolves around the types of things this person is into. If they are into surfing perhaps the magazine is a surf magazine.

 

As you ideate think about the information you found out about the person and how you can use your knowledge of graphic design to emphasize who they are.

 

Color and layout of your design, sizes of photos and where they are placed on the pages, what is the key "copy" (text) that should be used?

 

Most publication, News Papers or Magazines are almost always laid out in a "grid" to keep things organized, balanced and clean.

 

Examples:

 

magazine page layouts

 

Take some time to look through some magazines to get ideas of layouts and how you can pull some of those ideas into your work.

 

Do not copy! Be inspired.

 

Keep good notes, use your portfolio and your iPad to jot down ideas, use your "Sketchbooks" to help with layout ideas.

 

Use your subject to bounce ideas off. Once you have a concept and some sketches and have done some mock up ideas see your instructor for review before you begin using the software.

 

 

When you think you have it all done see your Instructor.

 

Save your work in your portfolio.

 

You will be presenting your final project to the class so make sure you know the reasons why you designed the way you did to reflect your subject.

 

 

Reflexion: Write in your Portfolio.

 

1. Who was your subject and why did you choose them
2. What was the purpose of the assignment,
3. what did you learn,
4. what tools did you use,
5. was it a fun assignment, why or why not,
6. what was the most difficult part.
7. Did you use any of the design tricks or styles from any of the previous projects?

Save your Work as Adobe PDF and upload it to this LINK

FINAL PROJECTS