First Draft
Construction of Contents Page Analysis of Changes
Hayley McCarthy City College Norwich AS Media Studies
1. Select Text 2. Change alignment to bottom
1. Normal space created an unjustified margin between numbers and text. Select space 2. Change tracking to 160 for all 3. Resulting in justified left margin
1. Decrease vertical scale to 80%
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Create separate text box Input numbers Select Wrap Around Frame Shift Baseline of letters to 6pt.
Became difficult, so I decided to use Drop Cap technique below:
1. Open Paragraph Styles 2. Click Drop Cap from menu 3. Lines: 2, Characters: 2 4. Apply to numbers
1. Pen tool to draw smooth curved path 2. Type on a Path tool to create text 3. Increase Kerning to 200% 4. Centre text 5. Remove line colour
As my primary research showed that Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter were popular among the target audience, I sourced the logos for the contents page from the oďŹƒcial websites. This ensures that the logos are real and hence recognisable.
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As to aid consistency with the font choices made on the front cover, I decided to replace the pre-decided font Oswald for the same font used in the cover lines, Bebas Neue.
In order to gain a feeling for the overall composition of the page, I ďŹ lled each text element with Placeholder Text from the Type menu.
Using my pen tablet, I was able to quickly sketch my name for use in the contents page. I used a brush pt size 3 to create thin lines, mimicking that of a pen.