WEDNESDAY 2

 I have experimented using In design and the different ways of presenting type. This first image is evidence of how I have experimented with the different character styles by using each one separately for example the top wording is all caps where as the last wording I have applied more than one character style (small caps, subscript and italics). These tools are useful when text is needed to be edited quickly from its original format for example if text has been written in lower case and needs to be changed to caps. i have also used an example of how to scale text, by using the Vertical Scale and Horizontal Scale options in the Control panel.

Here I have experimented with the paragraph and alignment tools available in InDesign. These tools are used to create the best line breaks and optimal word spacing of paragraphs, which are useful tools when designing the layout and style of text. I have used placeholder text which is American Latin words, this is useful as it allows me to concentrate on the layout rather than the text its self. I have been able to make the text from one text box flow into another by clicking the small red square and placing the text over the text box i wanted it to flow into. To create a raised cap, I applied a one-character, one-line drop cap, and then I increased the font size of the drop cap character. I did the same with the lower paragraph and then increased the number of characters that were drop cap and decreased the number of lines down that the drop cap went to  decrease the size. 

This example is experimenting by aligning to a decimal point. I have used guides to create invisible margins which allows me to divide the page up accurately using measurements located at the top and side of the document.

To give the text this effect, I have selected characters on the left side of the word and applied a negative skew value of -20, and then I selected characters on the right side of the word and applied a positive skew value of 20.

Basic Paragraph Rules are strokes above and/or below a paragraph that are formatted right into the running text. This means, that unlike drawn strokes, these rules are actually part of the text and will move with a paragraph if copy is added or deleted.  This tool is use full when creating pull quotes in longer paragraphs or throughout articles.