Informed Design Decisions & Direction

Using what people have told me, I began creating prototypes of the full zine and realising it in three different ways. This would make sure that everyone has a chance to read it.

Zine InDesign Guides and Margins 1
Zine InDesign Guides and Margins 2
Zine InDesign Guides and Margins 3

Using Adobe Indesign, I began the process of laying everything out. Using the guides and margins, I laid out each page next to each other, and began adding the text in places where the readability was best. This also required picking a font that was readable. I landed on the font: American Typewriter ITC Pro. This was kept after experimentation with other fonts, as it kept the feel of the story while remaining readable.

Zine Figma Ipad
Zine Figma Desktop 1
Zine Figma Desktop 2
Zine Figma Desktop 3
Zine Figma Unused Arrow Asset
Zine Figma Arrow Assets

Once the PDF of the zine was satisfactory, I moved over to Figma, where the digital version would be made. Using the placement from InDesign, I made the text in similar positions to where it is in the PDF. Arrow assets were made in the same style all the zine, along with a background.

Zine Printout Prototype 1
Zine Printout Prototype 2

Lastly, a few prototypes of the zine were tested and printed out. This was made to showcase how it would look as a physical product, as most people preferred if the zine was physical. After a lot of printing and practice around different layouts, one was finally made.

I am happy to present the zine in multiple different formats so everyone has a chance to read it. This increases the amount of people who might take the story to heart, improving their health and the environment around them.

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