The document describes the steps taken to design a magazine mockup in InDesign. It includes: - Placing the front cover image on the grid and adding the title in a large white font with red triangles representing the letters "A" to show an alternative theme. - Adding text on the side in a smaller red and white font to stand out and catch the eye. - Including a barcode with issue details to make it look more realistic, using the same color scheme. - Adding the artist's name in a larger font to indicate it is the main article. Also including a contest box in white to stand out.

1. SCREENSHOTS AND
ANALYSIS

2. Firstly I placed my image
for my front cover onto
the grid on InDesign and
lined it up to fit the page.
I then created my title
consisting of a large white
font and then two red
triangles to create the
magazines name
‘alternative’ with the ‘a’s’
being represented with
triangles to show the
alternative theme.
I then added my text to
the side in the same font
but a smaller size, I did the
main titles in red and the
rest of the text in white so
it stood out against the
image and caught the
audiences eye.
I then added in the image
of the barcode with the
issue number and date
and price to make my
magazine look more
realistic. I used the same
colour code as the rest of
the text so it fitted in with
the rest of the magazine.

3. I finally added the artists
name in a larger font so
people new this was the
main article and was
important. I also then added
the win tickets box and used
white background so it stood
out and grabbed the
audiences attention.

4. I added my title using
the same font as the
front cover so they
linked and also used the
triangle as the ‘a’ so it
also kept the same
theme running through
the magazine.
I then added my page
numbers and contents
keeping with the same
font and same colours
so the magazine looked
professional and
matched well.
I then added the final pictures
with their page numbers to
also create anchorage
between the image and the
text and made these images
smaller to make sure they did
not take attention away from
the main image.
I next added my first
photo and large page
number to create
anchorage between
the image and the
text. This image is the
biggest as it is the
main one.

5. I put my image as the
background so I would then be
able to put the text on top of it.
I then added my title as the
groups name in wrote so it
stood out and overlapped the 3
slightly so make it more stylish.
I then added my article in
columns and put a slug at the
bottom to make it more
realistic. Ii did the text black on
a white background so it would
stand out.

6. I finally added my hanging indent so it conformed
to how most magazines display their articles.