Idea File Fall 2024

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5 STEP FIVE: Set Up One Document This document includes the cover, endsheets, title page, opening spreads and the first divider. At this point, determine how many spreads you will need and how many spreads you can afford to introduce the story of your theme. Draft Version One of Your Theme Copy This may seem premature or too difficult at this point of the year, but write a first rough draft of your theme copy. Find your voice and begin gathering examples that illustrate your words’ story. It won’t be perfect, but you will have a starting point for revisions as the year progresses. Carry Cover Elements Throughout Once you design the cover and decide on fonts, colors and other elements, move them onto the endsheets, title page, theme pages and dividers. As this process progresses, the editors will have numerous discussions on what works and what doesn’t. Throughout the year, these pages will be designed and redesigned multiple times. Try all the options, and when it all finally comes together, you will know for sure you have made all the right choices. Throughout your yearbook process, share your ideas with your rep, other advisers and instructors from training events you attend, like Elite Weekend or Adviser Academy. Fresh eyes can offer valuable insight and help you overcome any creative blocks you may have. By following these steps, you can create a more cohesive yearbook your school will love. By Jim Jordan 4 STEP FOUR: 6 STEP SIX:

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If you feel stuck, try these simple ideas to vary your design and find an option you love. • Make it bigger • Make it smaller • Bleed something off the edge • Change the scale/size • Turn it • Tilt it • Layer it with something DESIGN PLAY

• Cut something out • Crop it differently • Change the color • Change the saturation • Add something

• Delete something • Make the internal margins/spacing wider • Make the internal margins/ spacing more narrow