Set-up and Creating Cuides (making a 7empIate)

l. Lach Page will be formatted to fit:

8.5 x ll paper in Adobe |llustrator
2. Aton around outside edge will be l/2
3. Column separation will be at least l/4
4. Make templates for each page using Cu|Jes
5. Keep in mind the setup of each page will be:
Page l will be in top left corner,
Page 2 top right corner,
Page 3 in bottom left corner,
Page 4 in bottom right corner
6. Page l and 2 will connect across the uttet
7. Page 3 and 4 will connect across the uttet
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2
3 4
Items to Consider:
esign:
l. |mages must be included to represent article appropriately
2. Columns must be designed to compliment overall layout of pages
3. Theme must be evident on all pages (color choices, image similarity, text layout, connecting factors)
4. Plow from page l-2 and from 3-4 as presented as entire document of 4 pages
5. OU APL NOT PL-DLS|GN|NG SOMLONL LLSL'S APT|CLL, OU APL CPLAT|NG A NLw ONL!!
6. Don't limit yourself to black text on white background with basic images--8L CPLAT|vL and
use color--MONOCHPOMAT|C THLMLS--ranges of light---dark of the same color
lmnges/lllusrrnriens/7nbles:
l. Always use high quality (large images) from |nternet (do an Advanced Search)
2. |llustrations can add a simple, yet effective way of presenting material
3. Tables, timelines, or small vector shapes are also great ways to present information in a non-text
format to create a connecting factor between pages
4. Praming through cropping, color background, or altered edge of an image can add
dimension and creativity to a page
5. All images can be manipulated, cropped, ad|usted, and resized in Photoshop, all illustrations or
drawings can be done in |llustrator

You wiII be permitted to choose from one of the
foIIowing categories for your articIe:
-Automotive
-Sport/Athletic
-Travel/Leisure
-Lntertainment
-Peview/Critique
-Music
-Home/Garden
-Technology/Gaming

4-Page Magazine Layout Pro|ect
Getting Started