Project Monitoring Week 6

In this week, I first started to create the 'Evolution of Style' article. This was the most complicated article and layout to do because it had all these different elements to it. I first edited my images to make sure they all consistent in editing because I did not want to make them look out of place with each other. After I edited the colouring the images, I then cut out all my images because I wanted to overlay them when it came to doing Indesign work. Here is an example of this.

This was a lengthy process because I wanted them to be accurately cut out in order to make the product look professional however I did not struggle with this aspect too much because they were going on a white background and therefore any minor mistakes would not show. After I had cut out all my models, I then added them on my blank Indesign document and put each one in roughly a column because the text would have to match up each decade. This was quite complicated because indesign does not have a simple resize tool so I had to make each one was roughly the same size but was still in proportion. After I did this, I then began to add my boxes of text. As I was deviating from my original flat plan, I had to come up with a new way of presenting my article so I decided to have coloured boxes which would go with the colours of the decade. This way, I was still keeping tieing my original idea. Adding my text, I also struggled with because it was difficult to make the text stand out from the coloured boxes but still keeping it consistent across the page.  However I did find a solution to this by making the text all white and varying the colour of my boxes either making them darker or lighter. After I had finished the bulk of the page, I added my title in white to make it consistent with the bulk of my article and added my kicker also in white to make it consistent. To make the title and kicker stand out I added a brush which also empahsises my branding across my magazine but also adds a different element to the page

I then added arrows that I edited in photoshop that went with the colour scheme of each box as you can see below

After I finished this DPS, I then started to create my final DPS. I used the inital edited image that I had used for my contents page to save me time but just highlighted the reds even more because I wanted to highlight the danger of this article. I then added something spotaneous which I had not included in my flat plans. This was added extra text alongside my model highlighting the dangers of what she was wearing. I did this because I liked the effect it had on my contents page because they are similar but added an extra visual depth to my readers so straight away they can see the dangers. It is almost like I am making an example of my model and picking her apart to show the dangers.

After I finished editing my image, I then placed her in the middle of the page because I felt it broke up the text nicely but also draws the reader's eye to her. I then added my title. Originally, I had planned to have the text on either side of my model going across the page but I felt it did not flow well and confused the reader. Instead I decided to have the text in the left corner because this made it easier to read but still flowed better and drew the reader's eye more than my orignal idea. I then added my brush which again helps my branding but added it in a darker red because it connotes the theme of danger visually to my reader and does with my colour scheme. After this, I then inputted my article. I originally plan for each column to have a dangerous item however this was not feasible because I had too much text and it did not fit. To fix this problem, I added in my subheadings which differentiated each box of text and also broke it up effectively for my readers. However after doing this, I felt that the text was still too intimidating to the readers so I added quote inserts in a different font which broke up my text but also added another dimension to the reader by making it more fun to read,