Once the possible zine layout compositions had been drawn up in Adobe InDesign it seemed important to make a mock up to text this out and see if the sizing is as we imagined.
Mockup
The mock up effectively allows me to see how the design could work at the actual size and whether or not each of the elements are represented in the best way possible. We discussed that the idea to have the first double page spread with the concept on a block background colour would work well to very quickly introduce the reader to what the images are representing and they are directed to think in a particular way. This matches the way in which the photo book starts and then no more information is given to really represent the concept. The zine will require more information early on and throughout because this is the publication that will be distributed in order to create awareness about the issue and then the fact that there is a full photo book which explore it further. The idea to use the extra inserts of paper for the stories of the interviewees plays on the columns that are used within the photo book and does work well to instantly present the reader with the stories. As the photo book developed and it was decided that the text would be placed at the back of the book, it meant that in the zine this idea would no longer make sense. A discussion with Kristina lead to the decision that within the zine the stories would not be used, saving them for the main photo book. The zine would only have the information about Mount Agung and then Kristina's personal story, along with the names of those in the images. The idea to have a full page of colour with a quote seemed to be something that we both thought would be very visually engaging and effective. This is something that will be considered during the design process and used in some way within the zine.
These found zines have been produced by other designers and as they are a similar size to the one I am designing I thought that they would be good to use as physical references. The 'Cops and Robbers' one does not have a very strong visual design but will be useful to give me guidance on how much text can be placed on each page and what type size works well and is easiest to read. The image above shows the A6 zine size in comparison to one that is slightly larger (orange), which we decided would actually work better for the landscape images that will be part of the content.
Digital design
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The concept description was initially placed in the same way that it is in the photo book, but developed on to this much more vibrant and text focused design. The colours have been swatched from the front cover film photo and then used within the zine in a variety of ways. The top image shows the quote across the top of the page but then we realised that this would be lost when folded, so it was moved to the one single page. The type size is 40 pt and its left aligned, which will be used throughout to ensure consistency is achieved.
The placement of the text about Mount Agung was plced with the threes columns that the whole of the zine and photobookis set upto follow and then the starting point of theis text is where the landsape imagees would be placed within the zine. This loooks effetive and works well to consistently represent the photo book and its visual layout. It was decided that the text is better without a title because the large quote can act as a hint as to what the text is about and it has proven to be effective. The use of hyphenation is often a personal decision as to what is preferred. Theoretically having text without hyphenation makes it much easier to read so this was what we decided would be most appropriate for the zine.
This is the image that we have chosen to be in the centre of the zine because it is one of the strongest within the collection and also works very well as a double page spread due to the taking a side each rather than the other images that have the singualr subject in the centre of the image.
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