Zine: design & layout

I am using Adobe InDesign to create my zine layout.

Page 1

I chose this to be my front cover as i like how the picture is bland, but then the sailor is a burst of colour. I think it represents the harbour well.

Pages 2 and 3

To start my zine off, i used a picture of the sea and the entry to the harbour. I used these as its the beginning process of the harbour, where the fish get caught, and where boats bring in our foods/packages.

pages 4 and 5

I then used these two pictures of boats to show what comes in to the harbour, whether its for work or leisure.

Pages 6 and 7

I then used this picture of where the boats dock up. I spread this picture across two pages as i am moving in to the labour side of the harbour on the next pages. I like how it evenly divides the book and switches it up.

Pages 8 and 9

I used a picture with two cranes to show how things are moved off of boats on to land sometimes. I then used a picture of the lorry to show how things are manoeuvred around the harbour.

Pages 10 and 11

These pictures were chosen because I like how they tell a story with the lorry coming in on the previous picture, then them parked up, and finally the worker getting ready to work.

Pages 12 and 13

I like the picture on the left because of how central the lorry is. I also like how the picture links back to the previous photos of the lorry’s as its leaving the harbour with the goods inside. I then picked the picture of the left as it is nearly opposite the picture its next to. I also put it in black and white as it is a very old wall with lots of history.

Pages 14 and 15

With these two pictures, I followed the story of history at the harbour. The left picture is a bell pointing to the maritime museum. So, with the next picture I used a cannon which is outside the museum, also representing a lot of history.

Page 16

I then finally used this image as my final one because I like how the figurehead stands out, which also links back to the beginning with the same theme of the sea/linking to the sea.

Evaluation

I chose to layout my zine this way as I like how it kind of tells a story. I like how its a walk through of jerseys harbour and what goes on, from the sea, to boats, to labour and then the history. My aim was to go from the harbour now, to more historical pictures. I like how the picture change from colour to black and white as well to have that mix.

Zine mock up

To physically look at my images and see how the layout looks in person, I printed them out and made a quick ‘zine’. This helped me decide my final layout and how I wanted it to come together.

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