Project Overview
To create the interactive pdf using InDesign. The topic for the interactive pdf will be how to manage a project. Adapt the wording from Talent is Not Enough: Business Secrets for Designers and do not copy and paste the wording from the chapter. For the pdf, they want an introductory page that has links to the other pages in the project, and on the last page, they want you to give the reference for the book and any graphics used. Business Academy would like to have the pages listed below in the interactive pdf created.
Date:
May 2018
Client:
DeVry University
Creative Fields:
Interactive PDF, Typography
Summary
Created and designed the look and feel (aesthetics) of the Interactive PDF while the other members of my group researched and sent me the documents as content for the PDF. The class also provided a strict color scheme that needed to be followed throughout the document.
Design Process
I was assigned to a group of two other students for this project, and I took it upon myself to split the work, so everyone has something to do. For example, one student was in charge to research and provide the content for the Interactive PDF while the other person dealt with the timesheets and billing confirmation email.
As for the design, this was my first Interactive PDF and had to research on how to create one to ensure that the document worked adequately. I initially sketched out the project and uploaded it into InDesign to follow. The mock business also requested that the designer follow their strict color scheme rule (shades of blue and yellow). I opted to use blue as my Header color and yellow with a darker stroke as my sub font color.
Once I received the documents from my group, I edited some paragraphs to make sure that we did not infringe any article. I also added a couple of sentences so that the content of the PDF was not minuscule. In other words, I wanted each space in the document to be filled with content (with white-space in mind, of course).
Conclusion
Although, my professor and group loved the design, I felt as if this project is "too safe" and does not stand out from the rest of my projects. However, I would love to do more interactive PDF in the future so I could implement better designs and visually appealing PDFs.