Photography and Graphic Design - Making Information Leaflets

Here's another example of how photographs and text can join hands to communicate mood and information, speedily simply and beautifully.

1. I photographed the River Ouse.

2. I reversed the photograph to accommodate the text on the right- hand side of the fact sheet.

3. I cropped the photo so that the light ripple will be nice and big in the frame.

4. I used Hue/Saturation in Photoshop to make a vibrant, healthy aqua colour.

5. I added text and a contrasting colour banner.

The water suggests movement, freshness and light, helpful in a health fact sheet.

As always, the photograph does much of the job in setting the mood for the fact sheet, and the text provides the information.