I learned the basics in constructing a contents page/DPS in adobe indesign. By selecting 'file,place' you can insert a picture into your document, placing it wherever you want to. Then, by drawing a textbox of the appropriate size, you can select 'type, fill with place holder text' which gives a sense of the visuals of the text you wish to insert. You can the select your image, and find the 'warptext' button in your essentials tool bar to arrange writing around the photo.
I then used and developed these skills to experiment with my double page spread design.I used the fill with placeholder text to get a feel for the way a particular photo would look with text over it. I also learned how to type on a path by selecting 'file,type on path' to create text that appeared to read in a certain pattern. I developed this by using the draw tool to draw a line and box around the guitar in the photo and fill it with place holder text to create another warp text effect. I also added drop cap by selecting 'type,paragraph styles and paragraph options' and selecting 'drop caps'. This allowed me to see the visual effects of drop caps and all the conventions of a dps.
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