Introduction: This is a project that will demonstrate the front cover of Morristown High School's "Program of Studies". This is a project that I made in my sophomore year of High School for my Graphic Design 2 Class. Our task for this project was to create a simple layout that illustrates Morristown High School and the programs that it offers. This project was made with Indesign CS6. The cover had to fit a 8.5"x 11" piece of paper. If we were going to use a Bleed then we had to make sure that it would still fit a 8.5"x 11" piece of paper after trimming it.
These two images on top are the Thumbnail sketches that led me to creating my final cover. In the image to the right you can see how I started with drawing very simple sketches, but as I progress throught them, they get more and more detailed. This is because as I drew more and more sketches, my imagination started getting better and better.
Description: My thought process during this project was to use a good Display type so that I could make the the cover as attractive as possible. I also had to find a font with a legibility because that way anyone could read it. I made sure that there was a good Alignment in the title and words in the cover, so that way it looks professional. Another thing that I used was a Gradient on the background because I thought it was to simple to just make it one color. I made the Gradient from maroon to white because those are colors that represents Morristown High School. One thing that I had to look out for in the pictures was that they had a good Resolution because it's important to have good quality pictures. While doing my project I had to keep in mind the Rule of thirds so that way the important things are placed in a good spot to get as much attention as possible. Another thing that I used in my project was a Logotype to show off Morristown High School. One thing that was very important to create the best cover was by making Thumbnail sketches. Another thing that I had to watch out for was that my cover had a good amount of White space because that way everything was not all clamped up together in one place.
This is an image of how my first cover ended up looking. After my class critiqued my cover, they pointed out that I had cut off the letter "n" in morristown. They also suggested that I should add more pictures because there was too much White space. One more thing that they pointed out was that I should center the title of the cover more so that it looks better by being more central.
This is my final cover after all of the revisions that I made. I added the "n" that was missing in Morristown. I also made the title more centered as my classmates reccomended. Finally the last thing that I changed was adding a fourth picture to my cover. Overall I believe that I made a pretty good job at creating a cover for Morristown's Program of Studies.