Project: Magazine Layout

PURPOSE

To understand how typographic hierarchy and grids can help provide coherency to a multi-page document.

PROJECT

For this project, you will design and produce a magazine spread using Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop and

(as needed) Adobe Illustrator.

The subject/content of the magazine spreads is up to you. For the article content you can use Lorem Ipsum.

http://generator.lorem-ipsum.info

(Lorem ipsum is a pseudo-Latin text used in web design, typography, layout, and printing in place of English to

emphasis design elements over content. It's also called placeholder (or filler) text.)

PROCESS

1. Select a subject that speaks to you. Your design & layout should reflect the audience of your topic.

2. Source images to support your article. They can be from the internet, scanned from photos or magazines.

Visit https://pixabay.com for a range of free-royalty images

3. Setup your document with grid in InDesign as per the specs on page 2.

4. Create a magazine layout that includes the following:

Article Headline

Sub Head

Author byline (you can use your name)

Minimum of 4 photos

2 callouts that highlight a special topic

8-12 paragraphs of text

Page Numbering

4. When your design is complete - save your layout as a Print Quality PDF with bleeds.

Please include your name in the file title.

5. Upload your completed file to the instructors USB for printing

DUE DATE

You will have 2 classes to complete this project.

DESIGNING with grids

Project: Magazine Layout

FILE SETUP

Create your layout in Adobe InDesign with the following specifications.

DESIGNING with grids

Project: Magazine Layout

DESIGNING with grids