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Indesign with Stephen (Workshop 1)


In my workshop with Stephen, I was introduced to InDesign. This is a piece of software that I have never used before and has always been very daunting to me as this is something Pro designers use. I know this is something I need to learn and begin to use in my day to day life but I was very scared and worried I couldn't get the hang of it. We went over some basic steps for example how to set our page, export our piece as PDF's and working guides. We was given a task where we had to copy 4 posters. The first one we was given clear instructions which made it more helpful. I was given the poster with the guide on which made it very easy to count and work out how many squares had to be coloured in. Below shows the outcome of my first poster on the left and on the right the original work of the designer Josef Muller-Brookmann.



I was really happy with how this poster came out and I felt this allowed me to get a good idea for In Design and how to use the software. However for the next three posters we was set a task to do them on our own but only from eye. I thought this was going to be quite easy like the first but I was quite wrong. Below shows my second poster which is done from eye. This wasn't as bad as I thought as it was mainly working with lines and shapes however it was really hard to get the proportions right and I struggled to get it like the original. However for a copy I don't think it's as bad as I thought it would be. At this point I was quite impressed and looking forward to the next. Below on the left shows the outcome of my first poster on the left and on the right the original work of the designer Josef Muller-Brookmann.

                    
When I seen the third poster I was extremely overwhelmed. Especially by the semi circles and all the shapes and lines that wasn't straight. I felt pushed way out of my comfort zone. I have only ever worked with Photoshop and In Design, I felt was very different. I would be lying if I said this wasn't hard. This was really hard for me and I really struggled with the pen tool. It took me a good few hours to get my head around this and try and work out how to do the circles. The circle technique was really similar to Photoshop when I got my head around it however the squiggly lines was and still are something I think i'll struggle with.  I really couldn't get them to work the way I wanted the too. I am going to have a go using the Pen tool in my own time to see if I can overcome this. Below shows the final outcome of the third poster. Apart from the squiggly lines, I am really happy with this and how I was able to do the shapes and circle outlines. Below shows my work on the left and on the right the work of Rosmarie Tissi.

                       
Finally I was expecting the worse for the last poster. I was actually shocked when I began to work with it. I felt like I knew what tools was best and which techniques to use and I think this was because of the third poster and the problems that I faced. I really enjoyed doing this one and working with the gradient tool. I also really enjoyed how the piece was coming together and seeing the final outcome. At this point now the posters are finished, I am really happy I was faced with the challenge of the third one as It pushed me and challenged me which is something I always try and shy away from. Below shows my work on the left and on the right the work of Rosmarie Tissi.

                         



Conclusion
At this point I am still a major Photoshop lover but in time I think I will love to come In Design when I have worked on it more.
I want to work with the pen tool as I think this is still my main struggle and I don't want to worry when I need to use this technique.
I have really enjoyed this task and even though it was extremely successful at points, I feel like I have learnt a lot and was able to solve some problems on my own.




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