Double page spread production log

Double page spread production log

(Key Points)

Inserting /placing the main image

In order to create the product, I would need a main image to be included in the double page spread to have communication with my target audience. To apply the image to the document I went to file to place and selected which the image that would be significant to the cover lines on the front page: ‘’Give a girl Jazz and she will conquer the world’’. The image chosen shows the artist facial expression which is strong and her gaze is a directed at the target audience.

This is the image after it has been placed onto the document.

Fitting the content to frame

The main image needed to be fitted correctly on the document to give it a sophisticated look as well as professional. It is because of this, that I ‘fitted the content to frame’, which essentially means fitting the image to an appropriate size on the page.

This is the main image after it has been fitted to the content frame.

Enlarging the letter

I enlarged the font size to ‘199’ for an extremely large font. This was not large enough to cover the whole double page spread. As a result, I enlarged the text size to ‘900’.

Changing the colour of the font

I selected ‘New Colour Swatch’; this allowed me to change the colour of the text to one that would suit the colour scheme of the magazine.

Changing the colour (2)

After selecting ‘New Colour Swatch’ the table above appeared with allowed me to change the colour mode from ‘CMYK’ to ‘RGB’ .This would give the me the option of choosing a more vibrant colour for the letter. I chose the colour red because it suited the colour scheme of the magazine. Also, using the colour red for the transparency of the large letter fitted well on the interview side on the double page spread.

The layout (inserting columns)

To insert three columns to use for the interview side of the double page spread, I went to layout. This then gave me the option of ‘Margins and columns’. I selected this and the table above appeared; I typed in ‘3’ in to ‘Number’ box to indicate how many boxes I wanted to use the interview side of the double page spread.

Here is the layout of the three columns.

The image here reads ‘Margins and Columns’.

COLUMNS AND TEXT

Here is the text in three columns. I decided to use three columns for the double page spread, because I wanted a lot of text to be on the product. Also, in this way the product would be more complete.

TRANSPARENCY

To make the enlarged letter transparent, I right clicked and effects came up as one of the options. I selected it, and I clicked ‘Transparency.’ The following table appeared and I increased the ‘Opacity’ of the transparency to 40%. By making the letter transparent to this percentage it was visible to see; it was not too transparent – this would defeat the whole design.

TRANSPARENCY OF THE PRODUCT

Here is the transparency of the letter.

PULL OUT QUOTE

Step 1: I typed the pull out quote message, normally and then enlarged the front size. Step2: I then changed the colour of the text to red to link with the colour scheme.Step 3: I then placed the text into the interview.Step 4: I then clicked on ‘wrap around object shape’. This formed the text into a pull out quote. Step 5: After I had one this, I then moved the pull - out quote to the appropriate place needed in order for it to fit on the article side of the contents page correctly.

This is the ‘warp around object shape’ tool, that enabled me to create the pull out quote.

Placing the pull out quote correctly

I dragged the pull – out towards the ending of the article. By placing the pull – out quote at the end of the article, the message of the article will stay in the readers mind, as it is the last they will see.