Travel Brochure Project

Your Travel Brochure will be due at the end of class on Tuesday, April 8th. This is a bigger than usual project and it will count 1 1/2 times a normal project. You will be graded on overall final appearance, technical skill (degree of difficulty will be taken into consideration if you try a new technique!), and effort put forth.

Go to 'Publisher' and find an appropriate template for your brochure. As you plan its layout, make a 'mock-up' sketch using pencil and paper. Show where each photo will go, and what text you'll use and where. You must get your 'mock-up' approved before you proceed. A project without the 'mock-up' will lose a letter grade.

You will use a minimum of ten photos in your Travel Brochure. Of course, each photo should be cleaned up in PhotoShop. This would be a good place for decorative borders! You may want to combine images into a collage. Layout is important. It should be neat and attractive to the eye.

You should use text in your brochure. Try some of the techniques you have just learned! Rather than simply giving each photo a caption, give some details about the significance of what is pictured. You may use the Internet to check your facts or for additional information. Think about the fun activities in the area. Give descriptions to entice the reader. Talk about food or lodging or shopping. Give specific addresses when appropriate.

You should create this brochure as a sales tool to attract visitors who are not familiar with the location. Make your brochure SPARKLE! For samples, see www.goanywhere.info .

When you are finished, print the brochure out in color. Leave it electronically with your ID number in the Completed Assignments folder. Turn in the hard copy, together with your 'mock-up' page.