2. Process First DPS
This was the first experiment which I conducted. For my
actual product I am hoping to include 3 double page spreads.
This was my ‘York- the best city to live’. This is a rough article
which I might create. I went onto InDesign and created a A4
page. I then went onto pages and double clicked on Create
new page. This meant it gave me a double page layout. I
used the square box to create the areas where images will
be placed. I will be taking the images which will be featured
on this experiment on Friday when I go into York.
There was no point in writing an article for an experiment
so I went onto Lorem ipsum website to generate some
text which will stand in for where the article will go. I then
thought of a rough headline to attract the audience. It
was short and snappy. However, when I create my actual
production I would prefer to have a longer process when
thinking of the headline as I would want it to grab the
audiences attention with a snappy well thought out.
When I create my final product I will use the layout of this
to give me a idea of how I should set it out. From doing
the print rotation this year it has given me a idea on how
to set
a double page spread out. I will use this knowledge to
create 2-3 double pages full of information and some
people opinions.
5. Process Front Cover
1 When I started creating my front cover, I was determined to have York
Minster as my background. This is because this is the most recognizable
landmark in York. Unfortunately, when I created this I hadn’t had chance to
take my own photos as I was going to take them on Friday. This meant that I
had to get a image from online to make my experiment. I looked for a
while when looking for a image and most
of the ones were very unfocused and
weren’t catching the light how I wanted it
to. What I really liked about this
experiment was how the light hit the
floor. All I needed to do to exaggerate the
light is put a gradient on so the floor of
the street would look darker and my
cover line would stand out more. At first,
I started off with the same font as I used
on my title. However, this looked very weird and didn't match well with the
classy image which was of the York Minster. After a chat with Dave, I decided
to do a much classier font like this one on the bottom left. I then added the
barcode which I got from the internet. I also adapted this, when I copied it
from google images it was not very very transparent so I altered the opacity
of this and it became subtle but you could still be able to see it.
10. Process Advert
https://youtu.be/cqEfKxpi4HE
I have said before that if I have time I would want to create a advert to go on my
website. I decided to do an experiment of this on Premiere Pro. A new feature on
the IPhone is that you can record your screen, I used this as an advantage. I went
onto Redbubble.com which is a website where you can make your own products
like T-shirts, phone cases, cards, and other items which people would want to
buy. I got a very simple design of google of a little flower and customized it for the
phone case. This was to advertise the things which you can produce on red
bubble so I made it clear the type of products you could make with this website. I
then showed the process of what it takes to publish this item which I had made. I
thought this was very useful to do in my experiments section as if I am going to
create a advert I will need to use various tests to see what works and what
doesn't. It also helps that I have never created a video advert before so it was
very new to me, even though I was just using the same software as I did in my
video rotation it was not the same as making a short film . As this was only a
experiment I didn't go into a lot of detail, but now when I look back on this I wish
that I had spent more time as then I could compare it to my more detailed advert
when it is my actual production week.
However, I did treat this experiment like it was a real advert as I added a
soundtrack into the background. From doing this experiment I learnt that to make
a effective and appealing advert I would need to use a voice recorder to say the
text instead of just having the text pop up as this looks very boring and not very
appealing. I also would make the music louder and have a catchier tune as well
as having brighter colours to attract the person who is reading the website
attention.
