Magazine inside OUGD405

For the info graphic element of the magazine i want to create a head to head page of the electoral race between Obama and Romney. I have collected research of facts and statistics from both sides and will use this to create a mainly text and number based info graphic.

Firstly, in the centre of the two pages i wanted to create an image of both Obama and Romneys' faces, kind of like the cover of the movie 'face off'

Starting with two images of Obama and Romney, I used photoshop to combine their faces to make this image. 

Using this as the centre of a double page spread i built up text and numbers on each side showing how the race figures compare between the two candidates. 

The space in the middle of the page is to allow room for the binding of the booklet after printing. 

throughout the rest of the booklet i wanted to include pictures of Barack Obama alongside information about the days events and so i created two more double page spreads that included timings for the days events. 

I wanted to write something on the back page of the booklet, and so i looked for quotes from Obama and a very fitting one was 'Four more years' which he tweeted just after it was announced that he won't the race. 

Looking at other magazines and booklets i was unsure whether i should include a smaller piece inside the book just to make it look more interesting, and so i had the idea of including a 'Vs' insert in the middle page spread of the booklet. 

This would be back to back as just one page in the centre, but then after printing and trying to mock it up as a final piece the vs page got in the way of the two faces in the centre of the booklet and didn't look right inside the booklet, and so i decided to scrap that idea.

Photoshop Workshop 2. 6/12/12 OUGD405

Using the scripts option on the file menu, you can upload multiple images that can then be put together to create an image that find the median of all the images put together. This means that only the most regular point in all the images is put into the final image, meaning that all of the people in the image have disappeared.

Then to change the sky so that it looks more like a real sky you can open up one of the photos with a nice looking sky, and then copy and paste it onto the top of the layered image. Then using the magic select tool, select the sky and then select the inverse so that the buildings and ground are selected and then go to edit and cut to reveal the image underneath, leaving the sky as it is.

After this we learned how to create a contact sheet for the photographs we took during the week of a particular shape.

First in File, go to automate and select contact sheet.

Then select all of the photos that you want on the contact sheet, and change the settings like sizing and spacing.

Once the contact sheet is made you can then make it into a pdf file so that it is easily printed and accessible.

Initial Design ideas. OUGD405

These are some of the initial ideas for how i will present the Date on the front of the magazine. I need this to stand out on the front of the magazine as the date is a very important part of this event and the magazine is specific to this date.

For the front cover of my magazine i wanted to keep it simple with just the important information so that it was obvious what it was about without being over cluttered. I decided to use just an image of Obama or the capitol building with the important date clearly stated so that it was clear what the magazine/booklet was about. 

Layout design and printing process. OUGD405

I really like how this layout has a really interesting way of mixing type and image

http://inspirationhut.net/inspiration/54-fantastic-and-modern-magazine-design-layouts-to-inspire-you/

http://vimeo.com/42665793

This is just some of the research into layout design of magazines that i have done in order to create an interesting and unique magazine. 

In the time frame that i have for the project i won't be able to do any kind of screen print or letterpress which is a shame as i would have liked to experiment with the use of different textures and layers within the format of a magazine.

















 

InDesign workshop 17.01.13 OUGD405

When we place an image into InDesign, we see on screen a low resolutions preview of the image. It is only a small part of the image that we have brought over from illustrator or photoshop.

The links panel on the right hand side it shows the different images that are in the document. The number next to it shows which page the image that you have placed is on.
When the document is sent to print, InDesign finds the original vector and will print the full high quality image.


If you save just the InDesign file and none of the images, when we go to print the document the images will all be of very low quality, so any projects must be saved in one file with all the images and documents available to InDesign.
If the images are not saved, when the document is re opened the image will appear in low quality and the missing link can be found by using the links panel.

Using the display performance option you can change the display quality of the images so that you can be more accurate with high quality display, or by sing the fast display the preview of the images disappear completely so the computer will work much faster.

When preparing photoshop files you need to make sure that the colour mode, size and resolution is correct so that everything will work well in InDesign..

To resize an image in InDesign you can select the image by clicking on the two circles in the centre of the image so that the outline is brown rather than blue, and this allows you to resize  the image, then make the frame smaller to fit the new image. However, because InDesign is linked to the original image, we have to change the original image so that the image in InDesign will always be that size.

To edit the original right click on the image and choose edit with photoshop. Then to rescale the image in photoshop open the image size in photoshop and change the percentage to the percentage that is in the links panel in In Design. Also make sure that the image is in CMYK colur for print.

Then you just have to save the image to the same file is was originally and it will be saved as that size into InDesign. Also, any changes that you make to the image in photoshop will be saved automatically to the image that is in InDesign so you don't have to re place the image onto InDesign.

All images should be saved as tiff files or photoshop files so that the quality of the image is good enough for print. 

To keep layers and transparency, save the image files as photoshop files but otherwise save the files as Tiff files.

 To see a preview of your page and see what it will look like without any of the guides or rulers etc, you can press the 'W' on the keyboard.

Once you have finished with your InDesign file and want to print, the print options are more complex than most other software. Make sure that these options are all correct to how you want them and that is all. You can also save the file as a pdf file, where press quality is the highest quality you can get for commercial print, and smallest file size creates the smallest file size but cannot be printed well and high quality print is good enough for print but not good enough for commercial print. 

Magazine Binding. OUGD405

I really want to create a unique booklet/magazine for the Obama inauguration and so i think that hand binding the booklet will make it feel more special for the day and original. However I am worried that as I have only done bookbinding a few times before i might not be able to make it look as professional as i want it to look.

I like how the stitching on some of these books are visible so that you can see how the book is put together, but if i were to do with i don't know whether i could make it look as professional. Because of this I think i will cover the binding edge with fabric so that the edge looks clean and crisp.

Research, Collect, Communicate. Magazine Idea OUGD405.

From my initial research i have decided to create an outcome for the 'Product and Publication' part of this brief. I want to create a limited edition magazine to mark the second inauguration of Barack Obama into power. In this magazine i will include a timeline of the past 4 years of Obama, the times of events happening throughout the day on the 21st of January and some information about Obama and the campaign this time around.