Flat Plans: Drawing a mock-up of your products.

Here is a student's flat plan. It is a good example of how to create your initial plans for a magazine because it includes explanations of the design choices. Labelling your decisions on your flat plan and explaining why you have made them is a good idea. This student's use of colour and font design is also useful and helped to create a convince final product that was awarded top marks.

Here is another example, which includes even more explanation. You do not need to include this much information, but it is a good example of how valuable planning is. This student also gained top marks because they had a clear idea about their product and how it would appeal to the target audience to follow.

Task: Create your own flat plan on A3 paper. Remember to leave a border around your drawn mock-up of your product so you have room to explain your ideas in full.