Persona DPS Developments

This was the first DPS I created in InDesign, I developed this because I felt that it was too plain especially the second page, I decided to change this by including a box behind the pull quote. I wanted to maintain the theme colour but I found that a box with straight edges didn’t look very appealing so I changed the shape of the edges. I felt that I also needed to change the edges of the box behind the masthead to fit the trend.

I then decided to change the whole pull quote because after reading through the article again I decided that this one seemed more relevant and it was a better reflection of my artist and the context of the article. I also altered the layout of the pictures on the pages because I felt that there were too many and it made the page look messy. I also changed the colours of the logo that is constant on every page; I decided that it was best if the one on the DPS was the same as the one on the contents page.

 

I then developed the page further, and changed the layout of the whole page I decided to have only one main image that covered one side with the text on the adjacent side. I felt that this layout worked out much better.

I decided to keep the layout of the page the same, but I decided to change the main image. After looking through all the photos from my photo shoot I decided that the image I used before wasn’t my strongest image so I experimented on Photoshop with a few of my strongest images. I also decided to change the font of the quote because I felt that it was too bold I wanted to create a foster look. I also made changes to the back ground of the page with the text on it to black because I felt that the contrast between the two pages was too harsh. Here are some of the options I explored with my main images.

This is my final design, I feel that the main image is very strong and the front of the quote works really well with it. i also found that the logo on both pages didn't stand out as well against the black background because the 'S' was also black, i decided to change this to white so it was easier to recognise.