In this workshop we started from the beginning and were introduced to InDesign completely from scratch. We were given four exercises in which we learnt new skills and techniques, the first exercise introduced us to adding pictures onto an InDesign document which can come in handy when creating mood boards in particular. Here are my responses.
The second exercise was to add text to the document, making use of different type features and pt sizes. We learnt how type can hugely effect the appearance of the document and that Graphic Designers focus on details as small as the spaces between the letters to create the best outcome they can. This is the simple type document that I created.
The next task was to then combine the type and images to create a variety of layouts and to gain confidence in using InDesign. We were able to explore different shapes and positioning for both the images and type. These are my results.
After learning the basics of InDesign, we were then provided with a brief to work from. To begin with we created a mood board to show the kind of layouts that we were planning on using for the spread. We were asked to choose a key word from the brief and then represent these through the pages, I chose the word 'inspire' as the large and beautiful pictures represented this well. Below I have included images of both my mood board along with some thumbnail sketches of the layouts I had in mind.
Using the magazine from the brief as an influence to the style, I created the following spread in response to the brief to design an outdoor section to a magazine.
I really enjoyed this workshop and feel that it will benefit me hugely in the future along the course of the next few years and I am looking forward to learning more about layouts and presenting documents on InDesign!