This week we switched back over to Indesign. We were asked to pick a Fortune 500 company, submit their logo and then make a dummy newsletter layout for them. I chose Nordstrom because it’s my favorite store and caught my eye on the website. I will admit I was a little rusty after not using Indesign for a little bit. It was hard to get back in the hang of it, but my skills aren’t as etched in my brain as they are for powerpoint or word.
It took me a while to decide what I wanted my layout to look like. I think that’s the hardest part is to start, after that, you generally know what you want to do and how you want it to look. I’m not sure if I’m going to stick with the layout I designed for this week 100% or if I am going to make more changes to it later on before I turn in the final copy.
I had fun doing this because I enjoy Indesign and I like how we got to pick our own client. I’m starting to have more of a vision for my creative projects than I used to, which makes them much more enjoyable to complete. I think I’m reacting this way because we are so deep into the semester that I finally have a deeper understanding of what I’m supposed to be doing.
