Magazine assignment

Magazine Assignment
30 points • Due: End of class 9-16

This assignment is made up of two basic components:

• Cover photo, and
• Magazine text, including the masthead (magazine name) and descriptions of stories inside (cover lines)

Tools you'll use in InDesign will include (but not limited to):
• Image placement
• Text frames
• Paragraph styles (different font style for your copy)
• Object styles (drop shadows)
• Kerning (distance between characters)
• Creating swatches (color samples)

As you create your magazine cover, keep in mind two key ideas:
• Creating a tight, visually interesting design with your copy
• Creating something that will help sell the magazine

Document Setup:
Number of Pages: 1
Page Size: Letter
Columns: 1
Bleed: 1p6 (Top, Bottom, Left, Right)
Slug: 9p (Bottom)

When you create your Swatches, don't forget to name the color. For this assignment, for color types select:
Color Type: Process
Color Mode: RGB
(If we were to print this, we would want CMYK)

When you create your Drop Shadow (with a new Object Style) use:
Distance: 0p14
Angle: 135
Size: 0 (this makes it a "hard" shadow)
(Use this drop shadow on most or all of your text -- masthead optional)

To adjust Kerning (distance between letters): put the cursor between two letters and hold Option and either the left arrow or right arrow. (You can also choose the "Character" sidebar menu to see the numerical values).

Fonts: For the most part, you'll probably want sans serif fonts, with a mix of thick and thin weights. You could mix in a serif font to add contrast, though.