Page layout and design

1. Page layout and Design
(InDesign)
Emily Pinder

2. Step by step
• I created this test of a magazine on
InDesign to get a feel for how to
use the software. Firstly, after
opening InDesign, I opened a new
document that was A4 size. I then
went to layout and added a grid by
creating guides that are 4 by 4.

3. Step by step
• I then used the rectangle frame
tool to draw boxes within the
guides. I use the dimensions of
theses boxes to create a page size
in Photoshop. I collected a range of
images of Paris from the internet
and edited/resized them in
Photoshop to the right size of the
boxes and added a range of filters. I
also used two different sizes boxes.
I then saved these as a JPEG before
going back to InDesign to place
them on the selected box.
• I did not quite fill my page as I had
one row left. With more time I
would have finished the page.

4. Final page

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Glass Filter

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Cutout Filter

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Water paper Filter

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Stained glass Filter

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Grain Filter

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Texturizer Filter

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Poster edges Filter

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Spatter Filter

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Texturizer Filter

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Diffuse glow Filter

15. Magazine front cover
• This is my first attempt at
creating a magazine cover and I
am very pleased with it. I feel it
fits into the rock genre very
well with the use of dark
colours and sharp text. I also
like the contrast between the
softer, curly font of the title and
the other more bold text. I have
kept the cover quite minimalist
with the use of one large image
to fill the background and small
amounts of text to let the
reader know what is in the
magazine.