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MAGAZINE PRODUCTION WEEK 1 - A Draft Layout of the FRONT COVER

Until we get Indesign up in this room it's going to be tricky to actually complete design elements of this unit - however initially you just have to PLAN it which doesn't require Indesign. Complete this part in the following way and remember to carefully give the post the right title. The moderator is going to want to see a Print Production Process that goes from Week 1 through to Week 8. Complete this first part of your Print production process in the following way. 1. Open up a new blogpost. Call it 'Print Media Production Week 1'. 2. Insert the subheading - 'FRONT COVER DRAFT LAYOUT'. Have a look at this, yes I made it in MSPaint, I'm an old man. But it's a basic draft layout of how I think the front cover of my mag should look (yes I'm making a mag too). As you can see, it points out where images are going to go and where text is going to go and that'll do.  HAVE A LOOK AT A MAGAZINE - you'll find there's a bit

PRINT MEDIA PRODUCTION - Getting Started With Indesign

Here's a few Indesign tutorials to help you get started. Remember - we're just playing.  Here's a few short tutorials from Adobe themselves And here's some longer vids. I know you'll get annoyed with their voices or SOMETHING. Can't help that, sorry.