WEEK 2
Editorial Design
I started setting a document with the following measurements:
-Width = 203.22mm
-Height = 276.22mm
-Pages = 16 (Facing pages)
-Columns = 4
-Margins = Top 17 mm, Bottom 20 mm, Inside 17 mm, Outside 14 mm
-Bleed = Top 3 mm, Bottom 3 mm, Inside 0 mm, Outside 3 mm
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By dragging the ruler on the border of our panel, we can create those light blue lines that will support some information I will put around the page, such as the page number.
When you drag, use that box that counts the axis for Y and X and insert the following number for each line you want to create.
X = 397.4 mm / 9 mm
Y = 267 mm / 9 mm
To now use the ruler’s support, I will place a text using the text tool (T). For now, write only ‘’page’’.
Then go to Type > Insert Special Character > Markers > Current Page Number. That will automatically identify your page.
Use the following colour swatch to define the colour of the font.
C=0 M=10 Y=11 K34
Using the rectangle frame tool (T), create a rectangle that covers the bleed area. Next, select an image, just like this wooden style one, and place it. To fit in all the framed area, select the option ‘’Fill frame proportional’’ in your settings toolbar.
Type a massive lowercase ‘’y’’ with 900pt using the type tool. The typeface I am using is ‘’Cortado’’.
Select the type, then go to Type > Create Outlines, fill it with none, and let the borders black.
Then with the type selected, go to Place and pick an image, and now place it within the letter.
Select fill it proportionally.
The next step is to type ‘’Yum’’ and select a grey colour from the swatch panels, then reduce the tint to about 35%.
Place the cursor at the beginning of the paragraph, then locate this feature in the top bar and set it to number 4.
This will make the first letter of the paragraph bigger than the others.
Place the image into a rectangle frame tool, then place it on the right top of the text box.
Select both picture and text box. Go to the Text wrap settings and choose the option to wrap around the object shape.
By clicking the small red and white box from the previous page text box, you can drag the text to continue to the next page.
Create a circle with the ellipse tool, then place text inside and fill it with placeholder text. Next, right-click the circle and go to text frame options. Change the inset spacing to about 7mm.
Adjust the text to look like this. Add different colours to balance the contrast between the circle and text, and play with the type face, I am using ‘Cortado’ for this one.
The same type face goes to the headlines along the text body.
For the next page, the steps used were the same as the previous part of the exercise, where I placed the first images. Using the rectangle frame tool, I created four rectangles and placed an image inside.
Using the same tool as the ellipse one, but now in the shape of a polygon, I inserted a text box inside of it and also changed the borders of my circular and polygon shapes.
This is what my final pages look like.
I enjoyed working with that exercise because I created an editorial that looks exactly like a magazine for the first time. This is interesting to understand how the designers assemble the elements within the composition.
Week Reflection
Creating an editorial magazine was very pleasant in general. I think I struggle with the beginning trying to understand what are the functions of the Parent page and setting a Feature spread and that was the challenging part of everything.
I enjoyed placing an image inside a type and what I found most successful in this exercise was the second part where I created the composition of the elements mixing text and images.