InDesign - 2st attempt

InDesign 2nd attempt

Here, my second attempt shows how my skill developed when trying to create a well-laid-out DPS. Although the DPS isn't very adventurous, and perhaps not even well-developed, it still follows some basic conventionalities of a magazine DPS. To begin, I chose a background image that would fit the whole page and didn't consist of too many colours, because if it did, the article would be very hard to read, and the other images might even be difficult to look at. Then, I placed my text in columns, ensuring that it was bordered with a white colour so that the words could be distinguished from the background image. The text was then broken up into paragraphs which would make it easier to read for my target audience. The drop-cap in the text also shows the audience where to begin reading. The headline for the article is made to be in plain view with a font that is of a complete opposite colour to the background, and the quote kicker underneath is position in a place that keeps the reader's eyeline in the same area to begin reading the article. Then, I used my newly found knowledge of effects on photoshop to create images that had back-shadows and had been tilted, and this - again - is a basic conventionality of magazine layout.