For my Design Development class, we’re making two full-page magazine ads with our own photography. Since I’m taking photography in the same semester, I don’t have any photos I can use. Even though it’s a bummer, it gave me time to think about what I would want my ads to be about. I wanted to pick something that would be easy to photograph, but I didn’t want it to be boring. For my first ad, I was thinking of doing content for a shoe sale. I would take a picture of my shoes with a solid backdrop and edit the photo to make my shoes look cleaner. My second idea was to make an ad for Plato’s Closet with the headline “Sell Your Clothes for Quick Cash!” and within the pile of folded clothes, there would be cash peeking out of a denim pocket. The design for that ad is still in the brainstorming stage, so I don’t know if I’ll actually go through with it yet. My third idea is to make an ad for Oregon Chai’s spiced tea concentrate with the headline “Spice Up Your Morning.”
For my Layout class, we’re making more magazine ads, but they aren’t full-page sized. I have a few ideas of what I’d like to do for those too, but I haven’t done any mock sketches yet.
Once my designs get approved, I’m really excited to jump into the software and start taking my photos!