Overview

You will create a one page flyer to explain something. That something could be a science concept, rules of a sport or the history of your favorite artist’s albums. If you are stuck, you could also research a graphic design profession and then create a flyer promoting or explaining that profession. 

 

You may use Photoshop or Illustrator to create images, but the flyer must be laid out in InDesign. You will present these flyers to the class at the end of the project. If you are not prepared to present, you will lose 5% from your project professionalism grade. Stay focused and on track with this project!

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Objective - What is the problem I need to solve?

• How can I apply my previous design knowledge to this new software?

• How will I grow my understanding of InDesign during these tutorials?

• How will I incorporate columns/margins successfully?

• How will I visually layout a flyer so information can easily be shared?

 

Project Requirements​

• A topic is clearly explained and sub categories are used to create hierarchy. 

• Images and text are used in combination

• Columns/margins are used. They will be determined by your design, but must be set up correctly and used correctly. How many columns of type will you need?

• Hyphens are turned off

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Step 1: Brainstorming Steps

1. Create a new folder inside your Final folder and name it “Flyer”.

2. Create a new Google Doc inside your project folder and copy and paste the Flyer Creative Brief into this new doc.

3. Fill out the top of the Creative Brief and title it by clicking on Untitled Document. 

4. Complete the Creative Brief brainstorming steps.

 

Step 2: Projects Steps

1. Create a 8.5x11 inch InDesign file. 

2. Decide on how many columns you will be using. Remember you can change this during your design process too.

3. Embed all images brought into InDesign.​

 

Step 3: Turn In Directions

1. Save your InDesign file as “lastName_Flyer”.

2. Export your file as a JPG by going to File>Export and changing the format to JPG. 

         - Export All Pages

         - Quality: High

         - Resolution: 300

         - Color Space: RGB

3. Complete the self-evaluation and grading on the rubric. 

4. Complete and submit the checklist in Schoology.