Postcards Created in InDesign

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Something I have been researching during quarantine is how to use InDesign and the features that are within it. Adobe Indesign is a desktop publishing and typesetting software application. It can be used to create works such as posters, flyers, brochures, magazines, newspapers, etc. Today I was experimenting with creating postcards and familiarising myself with the software.



The sizings that I used for my postcards are 3.5 by 5 inches and for each one I designed a front and a back. The first step of the process is to use the rectangle frame tool and select the space you are inserting your image into. 


Press ctlr - d and you will be brought up with the place screen. In this, you need to select the image you wish to use and size it to how you want. Something to note here is that InDesign takes the finished product and simply lays it out in a design. To make any changes you would have to go into photoshop or any other adobe software. 


Next, create a new page and rotate it 90°and follow the previous step again to create a background. Using the rectangle frame tool select the space you want to select as the area to write on. You can then fill this space with a white and create the lines using the line tool. It's a simple process but the end result is very effective. 

I created three different outcomes in the end and I love how each of them turned out. I was going for a sophisticated look with the vogue magazines but something clean and simple on the patterned side. I think they are all well presented and could see them being actually produced. 




















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