For my second InDesign project, we looked at re-creating more complex layout spreads and using our own images (such as from bands etc) to create a response to this. Initially, I really struggled with keeping up with the pace that was required to keep moving on with the posters, especially during the In Design sessions.
The software proved difficult to get to grips with, and eventually I took it to myself to take a break from it and come back. My response was to re-create the second poster given, and I changed this to be inspired by Harry Potter. I used a found texture from website and used the grids as references for aligning up the type.
I really liked the outcome of this, although so simple I tried to keep to using the grids as much as possible; meaning that the text wasn't out of place nor over complicated.
We were taught how to create Text into it's own editable vector, making it easier to expand and be more creative with text and the layout, shown above. This is such a simple technique but creates more of an interaction between the text and a layout, allowing it to be used for a border or to make the layout more aesthetically pleasing.
