Composition print layout

For this project we had to copy a print layout as close as possible to the original. I enjoyed doing this project because I got to use different functions such as the change in type face and the position tool to show pictures up close. 

I feel that my composition was similar to the original one in some ways, but I didn't know how to add captions inside the pictures as small as the magazine had it. 

Warm colors

This project is similar to the cool color piece but instead I'm using warm colors such as: yellow, green and red. Also, this composition isn't busy compared to my other 2 projects. I didn't want it to busy because of the colors I chose and since I wanted the tone to be mellow.

I changed the percentage of colors that I wanted to use to make them more dark. 
The tone of this design is very peaceful because the colors aren't too loud or pop out.The placement of the shapes were placed in no specific order, but to see the percentage change with the colors. 

Cool Colors

So far out of the three projects we have done so far in class with InDesign this is my favorite one. It's nothing special, but it shows a difference from my black and white composition, and shows that I'm starting to understand some of the functions. I love the tone of this piece because I used more cool colors and the colors call attention to a specific object.

We learned the difference between CMYK and RGB colors for visual qualities and elements. I learned that CMYK colors are for print and all colors mixed results into black. Also, RGB colors are for online processing and all 3 colors mixed will result in white.

This piece we had to use cool colors which are colors such as: Green, Blue and Pink. I used these 3 main colors but changed the percentage of the colors to make the color more cool. I played around with the swatches tab and also with the thickness of the border around objects.

The focal point of this is the pink square with the yellow border. All the objects that lay on top or in back of that shape was where I first started. My composition looks more busy due to the colors being added and also me adding more shapes.

Black and White InDesign

The first week of school we got the chance to learn the elements and principles of design dealing with visual journalism. We got the chance to explore with InDesign CS4 and the layout basics of creating something.

This is my first black and white project showing that I used the circle and square frames in making this composition. By choosing these shapes I achieved the task of making my circles a complete circle, and learning how to use both shapes at the same time. I put some shapes behind each other and added a border around some. I like adding borders around my objects because it stands out and it looks more in depth to me. I learned how to change the percentage of the swatches to make the border more bolder.

I learned about the number of pica's to use, gutters, swatches and strokes, and shortcuts to do specific things to the object.