Calendar
Expectations
To design a calendar that will show off your ability to work within Photoshop and Illustrator using a chose theme. You will be expected to create a 26 page spread. You will have a front and back cover. Each month should have an interesting image that matches your theme.
How to in InDesign
You will create a 26 page document in InDesign with the pages facing. Your left pages will be the top image of the month and the right page will represent the actual calendar grid. Look to create consistency between your months while still allowing for each moth to be entirely unique.
Things to include
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Your logo on front and back covers
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Each month should have a customized table with the name of the day and date
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You should have a minimum of 12 custom designed month graphics that match your theme
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Front and back cover are completely up to you to design
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Must have pricing and barcode on back
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A 1/8" white margin around all pages
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Unique font choices
Techniques to include
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Clean use of pen, shape, shape builder tools in Illustrator.
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Logo should be saved as a SVG file in your root folder
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Each month should have custom graphic designed by you and put together in photoshop
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Each graphic should have some illustration as well
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Create InDesign document to correct specifications and save in root folder
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Add custom cover design made in program of your choice
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Create a table on your master pages correctly
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Make sure links are all done correctly and screen shot your links
File information
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File Name: yourname_stationary
(ex. dtripp_stationary) -
File Size: Letter 8.5" x 11"
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Orientation: Landscape
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Pages: 26
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Facing Pages - on
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Resolution: 300 ppi
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File Format: .indd, .pdf, .zip
