I created my double page spread in Microsoft Publisher. I originally blocked out the areas where I wanted to paste text and pictures. This included a space for a headline, short introduction to the story, columns for the story to go in, and areas where the pictures would be placed. I then edited the background colour so that it would be a light grey, to match that of the contents page.
For the columns in which the story would be pasted, I linked each text box together so the text would shift automatically if a picture was pasted where it would interupt the text. I then went on to paste all the text I had written for the main story in Word, into the text boxes. It automatically flowed into every column, with room around them for the pictures to be placed. I then changed the text type to 'Urban Brush', a font I found on 'dafont.com'. I changed the questions font colour to red, but left the answers in black.
For the headline, I simply typed 'Pluto DeVenture', and used the font 'Pee on Face' from ‘dafont.com’. I then placed made it red, and placed it on a black box. This made it stand out more than if it had just been the text on the background.
I knew I wanted a full length photograph of the model stood up, on the left side of the double page. I cut the background from around the model in Photoshop, then pasted what was left into the document. However, I realised the photograph wasn’t strong enough on it’s own. I then pasted numerous black circles behind her, all of different sizes, to create a little bit of a background for her. I then grouped all of the circles and the models photo together when I’d positioned them in a way I liked, and was therefore able to move them around together.
Once this was in a position I liked, I inserted the introduction to the story in the larger text box. This allowed me to make the text larger than the rest of the story. Instead of the red and black I had used for the rest of the text in the piece, I used white, which again helped it stand out. I used the font ‘Urban Brush’ again for this.
As all the text was then inserted, I went on to positioning the photographs. I created a strip of photo’s that looked like they had come from a photo booth, by using photographs I had taken close up of the model. In the photos, she spells out her name with her hands, ‘P L U T O’. I created this by making the photos all the same size, then pasting them onto a long white rectangle, with small spaces between each, and a larger space under the final one. I pasted this in the middle of two columns on a slight angle. This made sure the text wasn’t too altered, but the photograph looked more interesting.
The final picture was a full body picture of the model, but she was sitting down. I pasted this in the bottom right corner of the article, which fit as it looked like she was sitting on the bottom of the page. The text also shunted around her, which made her fit into the page better too.
I finished the page by taking two key quotes, and pasting them in text boxes on the two different pages. I used the font ‘Urban Brush’ again, in a larger font to the rest of the text, but in the same colour red as the rest of the text. As they were larger, they stood out easily, and the red also helped it to stand out.