#3d design magazine how to#

UNLIMITED DOWNLOADS: 50 Million+ Fonts & Design Assets DOWNLOAD NOW I then added a few text frames on another New Layer using the Type Tool (T), setting the FontВ to Didot in, and have placed the magazine title so that it sits very snugly against the top right corner of the white frame. IвЂ™ve adjusted the size of the frame so that it sits on the Margin lines. IВ then created a new layer ( Window > Layers, to open the Layers panel, > Create New Layer) and used the Rectangle Tool (M) to create a frame with no Fill colour and a solid Stroke set in, with a Weight of 2 mm (edit these from the Character Formatting ControlsВ panel running along the top of the screen).

I then placed a photo within an image frame, using the Rectangle Frame Tool (F), which extended across the whole page.

IвЂ™ve set the Top Margin to 12 mm, Bottom Margin to 11 mm and Left and Right Margins to 9 mm. Here, IвЂ™ve set up a New InDesign Document for Print, Width 203.2 mm and Height 276.22 mm, a standard size for Cond Г© Nast magazine covers. Step 1:В Set up the Layout of your Magazine Cover Here are some inspirational examples, where typography and images interact and appear to вЂjumpвЂ™ off the page:ДЄ high-contrast design with subtle 3D effect starring Lupita NyongвЂ™o from V MagazineДЄ creative cover starring Tilda Swinton from Zembla Magazine Some magazine designs get playful and showcase some fantastic optical illusions, turning a 2D medium into a 3D work of art. After all, theyвЂ™re meant to attract the reader to buy the magazine.

Magazine covers are the perfect place to get really creative with design. ItвЂ™s super simple to do, and at no point do you need to do any fiddly photo editing in Photoshop.

#3d design magazine how to#

In our new series of tutorials, How Did They Do That?, we dissect the tricks used by graphic design pros and share with you the simple tips that will make your InDesign documents look ultra-professional, even if youвЂ™re a beginner to the software! InВ thisВ first installment of How Did They Do That?В you will learn how to recreate a simple 3D effect commonly used across magazine publishing.