Mock up of Zine

This is a mock up, and some first ideas of the general layout and look of the zine. I like the large images I feel they make for an engaging for a younger audience, for example if they don't want to read or find the reading difficult there are interesting images to engage and inform the reader.

Zine Development

Changing the font arround

I have tried meessing arround with a few different fonts that I like and think would work apropreatly. The inicial font i used was Helvetica Neue, and I dont see that changing, although some of the following fonts work, i feel they dont have the same asthetics as good old Helvetica. Perhaps it is due to the fact I have used in the inicial stages of the design and it now just fits, due to me being used to it. If this is the case I dont see this as a problem as it looks pretty good.  

Space Zine

As a part of my revised rational I proposed that I create a magazine to work in conjunction, with my other deliverables. The front cover of the zine is based on a picture I found of the moon landings. I tried to make the design minimal focusing on the image. There are so many great images taken through the years within the human space program, I wanted to include this within the magazine to inspire young people to want to learn more about space exploreation, handily there is a ficticious excibition about the past 50 years of manned space exploreation.    

Revised Rational

(Revised) Concept Statement

GOOD IS... Manned Space Exploration

Why?

1. The advances in technology.
2. The collaboration between nations.
3. Discoveries.
4. The human achievement of space exploration. 
5. Commercial space travel

I intends to (inform/instruct/persuade/direct/educate/promote to)

Inform, educate and promote manned space exploration over the past 50 years.

...a group of (identify your specific audience or context)

School students aged 11-16. 

...that (state your message, idea, concept)

To show the achievement of manned space exploration.

In order to achieve this I will produce...

A free magazine, that will run along side an exhibition at the National Space Centre that documents and celebrates  the past 50years of manned space exploration. I will also design the promotional materials to go in schools across the country  as well as the streets for public view. The magazine will be placed in schools and libraries to encourage people to see the exhibition.   

Product- what is your product

Posters, banners, fliers and main shots to publicise the exhibition and magazine.

Range- what range of deliverable will you produce/propose

Large scale posters and promotional materials surrounding the exhibition at NSC and the launch of the magazine. 

Context- define the context in which your product will exist/be viewed

There will be posters and magazines in schools and libraries. There would also be large scale posters, banners and billboards in strategically placed parts of towns and cities to involve parents as well as the children. 

Concept Crit 19/10/2011

The crit was very beneficial, it made me realise the holes in my project and knowledge of what I was trying to produce, I fell now that my idea was on a small scale, not pushing any boundaries . Through talking with the people in my group I can now go away and re evaluate where I am with my good and how I plan to deliver it. 

Concept Boards

Project Rationale

Concept Statement

GOOD IS... Manned Space Exploration

Why?

1. The advances in technology.
2. The collaboration between nations.
3. Discoveries.
4. The human achievement of space exploration. 
5. Commercial space travel

I intends to (inform/instruct/persuade/direct/educate/promote to)

Inform, educate and promote manned space exploreation over the past 50 years.

...a group of (identify your specific audience or context)

Students and young adults in all forms of education.

...that (state your message, idea, concept)

To show the achivement of manned space exploreation.

In order to achieve this I will produce...

a free magazine documenting the past 50years of manned space exploreation, that could be placed in libraries, schools, colleges and universities.

Product- what is your product

A free magazine.

Range- what range of deliverable will you produce/propose

A magazine or set of magazines documenting the last 50 years of human space travel.

Context- define the context in which your product will exist/be viewed

In libraries, schools, colleges and universities as an intresting and informative guide to mans achievement. 

InDesign Induction 8 Mistakes

1. No bleed on the first page.

2. Photograph RGB format.

3. Blue colour RGB format.

R112 G176 B220

4. Missing Link 

5. Spot colours not in use in the swatch pallet.

6. Yellow Bird 72dpi

7. Text on Page four is reregistration not black, high ink limit, to much ink.

8. Bird one has been scaled down in InDesign.

Top Ten Issuu

InDesign Induction Design for Print

Indesign has less stock swatch colours that Illustrator. you can use these colours or add new ones to apply colour to text and shapes, applying to either fill or stroke. 'x' swaps between fill and stoke.

More options with text apply to background or text.   

Swatch options new swatch to create a new swatch for pallet, all Indesign swatches are automatically 'global'. swatches allow different tints and are all liked to the original therefore it is possible to change the CMYK percentage.

Pantone colour can be added and again tints can be made of the Pantone colours.

 

When importing files into InDesign from;

Photoshop - Colour CMYK/Greayscale

300DPI

Actual size- should not have to resign or adjust in InDesign should all be done in Photoshop

Format TIFF or PSD

Illustrator - Colour CMYK

Format AI

Always place file in document using 'place' file. when placing file frame will automatically place as well no need to make a frame.

The swatch colours from the dutone PSD file are automatically added to swatch pallet, similarly with illustrator art work a frame and the colours are automatically imported into the document / swatch pallet.  

with an illustrator art work only the artwork is placed and not the background. you can select show import options for more import options for example transparency. 

PDFs can be placed in InDesign but you must work with import options. 

link pallet shows all the likes in Indesign and if there are any missing. Indesign uses links to make the file quicker and smaller. 

If you adjust an illustrator file it will automatically update in Indesign.

Quick key 'Alt' then double click the illustrator link and it will open the original file. 

With a TIFF file you can create a monochrome image using Indesign but only with grey scale image. 
select the image not just the frame and fill with spot colour. 


Colour seperation: 
if you where to use a normal printer you would get a composite print. 

print options separation ink section show what inks are in use. In commercial print these would be different printing plates. 

You can preview your colour separation using window, output,  colour separation

Use a Pantone separation when special printing  and tell the printer which colour you want replacing with varnish or glue etc...