- 1. Looking into Layouts for my Guide
2. What I will be looking at
- For the front cover of the guide I know exactly what I want to
do, so over here I will be looking at ways to set out the pages in
the guide, as I am having trouble thinking of the perfect way to
layout the pages, in order to make it look fun, and readable for my
target audience.
3. LAYOUT: 1
http://www.surl.org/usabilitynews/71/images/pgset_1.gif 4. Opinion
on layout:1
- Lets you give a lot of information, and can be really
descriptive as theres a lot of space to write
- Has some images present, which makes it look a whole lot
better, as there is a lot of writing present, so doesnt make it
look too boring
CONs:
- Might be a bit too boring to look at and read or my target
audience
- There arent enough images present
- It isn't something that would be suitable for teenagers
5. WAYS TO MAKE LAYOUT:1 BETTER
- This layout is good because you can give out so much
information on each page. However, my main concern by using this
layout would be that people wont be willing to read it, as theres
so much writing. So one thing I would definitely do is to decrease
the amount of writing that is present, because I know that
teenagers wont be fond of so much writing, as I am one myself.
6. Layout: 2 http://www.webdesign.org/img_articles/14321/36.jpg
7. Opinion on layout:2
- Hasa lot of images, which makes the whole page look a lot more
interesting and fun
- Has little writing, which makes the page suitable for
teenagers, as they wouldnt want to read much
- Has a background- goes with the theme and images present on
page
CONs:
- Doesnt give much information to the reader as there is hardly
any writing on this page
- Might be a waste of page in my guide, as some people might not
get what Im trying to portray if Ichose to keep images to show
something
8. WAYS TO MAKE LAYOUT:2 BETTER
- This layout is something that I would consider to use for a few
pages in my guide. However, it isnt perfect so the things I would
change, is to have some writing underneath each image, because I
like the idea of having images as it would attract attention; and
by having some writing underneath each image, it would make it
really clear as to what Im trying to say, so it will look fun as
well as being informative for my target audience.
9. LAYOUT:3 http://vanimg.s3.amazonaws.com/psf-11.jpg 10.
OPINION ON LAYOUT:3
- Has information present, and its not a chunk of writing, so
people will be willing to read what you wrote, as it doesnt look
boring
- Also has images present, which makes the whole page look a lot
better, and makes it look interesting too
CONs: COLOURS USED:
- Has a really dark background, which makes the whole page look
very dull, and puts you off it
- The writing isnt a good contrast with the background, as it is
a little hard to read
11. Ways to make layout:3 better:
- This layout is really good, and I will definitely be using this
type of layout in my guide for sure. However, as I said the only
thing I would definitely change are the colours I will use. I
really want to make my guide colourful and fun, to make it look
more interesting for my target audience as I want it to be
successful with them, and I want them to be interested in what
theyre reading, instead of not being able to read due to the
colours I choose.
12. LAYOUT: 4
http://www.raadesign.com/website%20images/books%20&%20magazines/great%20churches/gc_3.jpg
13. OPINION ON LAYOUT:4
- Has lots of images which would definitely attract people to the
page
- Has information along the left side of the images, and even
though theres quite a lot of writing, it doesnt look bad as the
images kind of invade the writing
CONs:
- Is very plain, and there arent many colours used which makes it
look a little plain
- The images look a little messy, and are all over the place-
should have been a little more neat
- The writing, should be a little bigger
14. HOW TO MAKE LAYOUT:4 BETTER
- There arent many things I would change about this layout, as it
has both information and images present in a really good way.
However, the only thing I would say is the colour. I know that isnt
related to the layout, but thats something which is really
important to me. But then again I do understand this might have a
different target audience to mine, so thats okay, and I can always
change the colours for my guide- so thats not a big problem at
all.
15. Layouts:
- Those are all the layouts I searched, and I am happy with what
I have, because I like some parts from all the layouts Ive shown,
so I will definitely be combing pieces from all layouts, to make
the perfect layouts for my guide. Also, I will not be having the
same layout for each page in my guide as I want each page to be a
little different, so I will be able to use a lot of different
layouts, and I will be able to do that through searching into these
layouts because I have a lot more ideas after having looked at
these layouts