Practical - Digital Zine

For the practical element of COP I've begun to create a digital zine. I created a mock up, using elements that I had collected from my survey about what people use their phones and computers for. I used screenshots from my phone and laptop to create the collages. I wanted the collages on the left to be animated though, and I wouldn't be able to do this in Indesign.

I took the photos I took of Christopher, Hattie, and Jane, into After Effects, where I knew I could get some more animation and movement into the pages.

I created the animated elements in Photoshop, using references and tracing screenshots to get accuracy. I wanted to add a handmade feel to the pages to create something that looks like a traditional handmade zine, rather than the cold screenshots in the initial mockup.

These hand-drawn elements do take a long time to create, but I feel like they are worth it, as they certainly look a lot softer and a lot more aesthetically pleasing.