Before finalizing my own zine I decided to experiment with the possible layouts that I could use for my cover and interior designs. To do this I would use Adobe InDesign to create the template due to the amount of changeable settings it supplied. I will be selected some of my best images from each of the shoots to add into the piece where I will be experimenting with the combinations that they could be put in.

Firstly I will be selecting a few of the images that I think would be the most effective to appear in the zine, here are a few of my ideas on the set-up and compositions of the booklet: When considering the page layouts I wanted to use a variety of types consisting of a double pages, multiple imagery and a single page to find the design most effective for what I want. Once I finished experimenting with how the zine could look I decided to create a front cover for it, to do this I would use a single picture and manipulate it on Adobe Photoshop to something I’m happy with such as a pattern. This was my result:Step 1: Choose an image that could be used to create a simple graphic out of my photo shoot. Step 2: Using the stamp tool produce multiple prints of the bird in a symmetrical pattern.
Step 3: Add a white box with a thick black border to create contrast between the original image and the design in the backdrop.

Once satisfied with the final result I decided I would need to incorporate a font which would suit and compliment the rest of the cover. To do this I experimented with different fonts in Adobe Photoshop to come to a conclusion, by doing this I created a mind-map displayed a mixture of fonts that could potentially be used. Here was my result:Once finished discovering different styles of font for the text within the zine I was fairly certain on the one I would choose. This was the Reitam font, I chose this because of the simplicity but effectiveness of the overall result, with the black and sharp-edged symmetry posing as an ideal thing that would draw in the attention of any viewer’s gaze straight away.