2. Step 1: create a default, A4
document in InDesign.
This gives you this blank
document layout
3. Step 2: I created a text box for
my title to go in using the Type
Tool using the Selection Tool to
drag out the sides of the box to
get it to the size and place that I
desire.
4. Step 3: I add the text
using the Type Tool,
clicking in to the text
box enables me to write
my own title, in this
case its: Fibbers (the
name of the venue).
I changed the font from
Ariel to Poplar Std.
I changed the text size
from 12 pt to 150 pt.
I changed the alignment
from Left to the middle so
it’s right in the centre of
the page.
5. Step 4: Using the
same techniques
to create the box
and text, I changed
the text font to:
Broadway and
the size to 50 pt.
Using the Fill tool,
I’m going to be
changing the
colour of some
text.
6. To give the poster a bit of diversity, I’ve
decided to mess around with the
alignment of some of the text to break
up the writing.
Rather than all of the text being in the
middle, I have separated the key
information and put the date on the Left
and the time and entry fee on the right.
7. I have also used an Inner
Shadow effect on the title:
Fibbers by using the fx tool –
this adds an effect on to an
object, in this case the text.
8. As we can observe,
I’ve added a variety
of different sized
boxes’ on to this
document – this is to
help me with the size
and position of the
text.
I have used a variety
of different fonts as
well, this mostly
differs when it
comes to the titles
of bands i.e. Broken
Arrow, Old Man etc.
I don’t feel like this
one is as clear when
it comes to knowing
what is what, for
instance, it’s very
easy to think that
Broken Arrow is the
name of the venue
and Fibbers is the
name of the band.
9. To tilt text, a box text box or box in general
must be created and using the corner boxes,
I simply drag the mouse forwards or
backwards and it tilts the box, also showing
the angle, this one for example is 5.5
degrees.
10. To change the colour of the page, I need to utilise the Rectangle Frame
Tool and drag it over the area that I wish to colour.
After the page is covered it will
come up with a box, such as
this one, I then choose the
colour option at the side and
then pick the fill tool, going
back to the colours on the
Colour option, selecting my
desired shade.
This changes the
whole colour of the
document.
