The document describes the steps taken to create a magazine front cover layout in InDesign, including placing an image, resizing it, editing image quality, adding and formatting text, choosing fonts, and adjusting text color. Key tools used include the rectangle frame tool, place command, type tool, and fill color option. The layout was finalized by centering the text and increasing the font size.

1. Creating my
front cover
using In
Design

2. Placing my image I first put a rectangular box
over the page which was
where the main image on my
front cover would fit. I did this
by pressing the ‘Rectangle
Frame Tool’ which is found on
the left hand side of the
programme on the long tool
bar.
I then went to ‘File’ which is
found at the top left of the
programme. Then a drop
down menu appeared as you
can see on the screen shot
to the left. To place my
image I pressed the ‘Place’
button. After this my files
popped up and I picked
appropriate image.

3. Resizing my image
To resize my main image I
clicked on the image and then
pressed the circle in the middle
which is shown on the
screenshot to the left.
I then put my cursor on the
corners of my image in the
small squares (shown to the
left) and dragged the image
into the correct position and
size.

4. Editing my image quality
To ensure my main image
wasn’t blurry to give my
magazine a professional
look, I edited the quality of
the image. To do this I right
clicked on my image and a
large menu of options
appeared. I then pressed on
‘Display Performance’ and
ticked ‘High Quality Display’

5. Adding text
To add text to my front cover I
had to press the ‘Type Tool’
which is found on the left tool
bar. I then resized the text box,
clicked on it and added my title
‘Leeds Life’

6. Choosing a font
When deciding which font I
wanted to use for the title of
my magazine I pressed the
drop down menu and looked
at all the different options
before deciding on ‘Chanson
Heavy SF’

7. Layout of my front cover
I made my masthead central by pressing
this central align button which is found at
the top right of the programme.
I also changed my font to
bold using the drop down
menu found underneath
the font menu.
I changed my
masthead font to
96pt using the font
size tool next to the
font menu.

8. Changing my text
colour
After deciding the font and
size of my text I needed to
change the colour. I did this
by using the ‘Fill’ button at
the top of the page. As I
had already decided the
colours I was going to use
for my magazine I was able
to type in the correct
numbers to get my specific
shade blue.