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Experimenting With Design Layout

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Design Layout 1

In this design layout I have focused on using borders and keeping space between photographs in order to create a simple and tidy composition. I think that this composition is effective because the photos are large to show the detail within them and the style of the photographs means they compliment eachother.

On the below page, I have looked at filling white space by transforming the photograph. I flipped the photograph horizontally twice to create a confusing composition. I like the idea of this but I believe that it does not fit in with the rest of the composition due to its complexity.

 

Design Layout 2

In this design layout I have looked at doing full bleed spreads along with images overlapping onto the full bleed spread. I think this composition is very effective as it makes the photograph more imposing and bold. The overlapping photographs are subtle but create an alternative look to the composition.

 

Design Layout 3

In this design layout I have stuck to one photograph per page. This created a simplistic and effective look due to the centralised photographs. I like this design as it is easy to look at and drags the viewers attention to individual photographs but I think that there is too much white space in this design.

 

Design Layout 4

In this design I have looked at putting all of the photographs onto one page and using the photographs more than once to erase all white space. This has created a design that is quite abstract but also quite messy – I do not think that it is as effective as my other designs due to this.

Design Layout 5

This design is similar to the first design but it lays out the images in a way that is not conventional. It leaves white space rather than making an effort to fill it in. I think that this creates too much contrast between the background and the photographs that I have used.

A2 Personal Investigation, AO2 Explore Ideas

Inspiration For My Newspaper Design

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The below design layout is interesting because it uses one photograph over a double page spread which is against the conventions of design. The photograph also has multiple smaller photographs in front of the image to create a montage-style design whilst creating contrast between the colour and the black and white.

 

This design layout is more conventional and simple. I like this layout because of the clean borders around the photograph and how it uses larger, blockier designs to create more of an impact. This method helps the viewer to focus on the shapes and tonal ranges in the photographs by looking at the photographs individually.

 

This design layout is similar to the above design layout and has a similar, simplistic effect. The difference is that this layout restricts the design to one photograph to a page. As with the above layout, it creates a structured and effective layout.

 

This design layout is interesting because it organises lots of similar photographs – in a typographic style – to create an organised but busy design. The colours in the layout all mix well due to them mostly being primary colours. The structure within the design appeals to me.

 

This design layout is similar to design layout two and three in the sense that it uses borders and is simplistic, however this layout goes slightly against the conventions of typical design as the designs are not central, borders are not equal and the design does not seem to gel together well.