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zine: InDesign for designing and layout

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Here is my first mock up of my zine design, using inspiration from my printed pictures:

I then tried adding some text to or next to images to add more context to them, making them more interesting for people looking at the zine. I also rearranged some photos here:

I didn’t want to add to much information otherwise it would be become more of a tourist booklet instead of a zine. These images are all the same so it makes sense to put them together. Its also the first page in the zine so it shouldn’t be too overwhelming.
I put these images together as they are different in almost every way, reducing repetition through the zine.
I put 2 pages together as I think there was too many close to empty pages I kept the people photos in the left and the others on the right. The top left and bottom right of the zine where images from the same location so to reduce confusion when looking I placed them diagonally.
I’ve kept this image as a full page because I want to further enhance the vastness of this image, since originally it seemed quite compact. This makes the subject look more isolated, creating a more dramatic image.
I added a grey border to this photo since most of the image is grey, it would reduce distraction. This photo is another very isolating feeling image since the buildings completely overwhelm the subjects. The final image of a zine is normally impacts the viewer the most so putting this image of the back further increases this impact.

I also tried making the margins from 12.7mm to 7mm so the photos fill up more of the page. I think it looks more clean and better now:

All these images work well together so I put them together to act as almost a separate part of the zine, keeping it interesting when the viewer flicks through it.

Now I have a free page that needs filling. To do this I’m going to find some photos that will complement well with the current images in the zine:

Here I wanted to add some contrast to the images, with one being organic and one being very robust. This will keep the zine interesting.

I also changed the name to:

I tried a funky design in photoshop to use for my title but I think it looks better to just use ordinary text:

The print:

After printing, using booklet settings, I collected the pages and folded them neatly using a bone folder and put them together in order. The I stapled the spine of the zine and trimmed the edges. Here is are some images from the final product:

Evaluation

Overall I am very happy with the final zine. It has many photos in without looking too busy as I has some pages with less images. The photos I chose also brings the viewer through a little story as they explore the harbour with my zine, without missing much as most of the harbour is included. However I do think I could add more ‘story’ elements instead of headers on some of my pages. It turned out very similarly to my mock up designs which I am pleased about, with the improvements further enhancing the zine. The zine also helped my present my best images in the order and format (e.g. the size) that I want, which would naturally improve the images.

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