October 2006 Sketch Challenge

This month's sketch holds two 4" x 6" vertical photographs, with a large bar of paper to the left of the layout for journaling. The title is under the photographs and includes three embellishments in a visual triangle. I did not ask five designers to work with the sketch; I only asked two. I knew that I specifically wanted to showcase how to flip, switch and double up on a sketch.

For the first layout, "Decorating Pumpkins," I flipped the sketch completely upside down. I added a 4" x 6" vertical photograph in place of some of the journaling and kept the title in the middle of the page. I also kept my visual triangle with my embellishment placement.

In Maureen's digital layout, "Easter 2006," she stayed close to the composition of the sketch, only removing the large journaling block to the left of the photographs. She instead journaled directly on the background of her layout. She also used photo anchors and a flower embellishment to complete her visual triangle.

For the layout titled "Hunt Club," I turned the sketch on its side to the right (90 degrees clockwise). My composition stayed the same as the sketch although I replaced the journaling block with the title. The silk flowers completed the visual triangle as seen in the sketch.

In Danette's layout, "You Make Me Happy," she reformatted the sketch to fit an 8.5" x 11" layout. Instead of keeping her photographs the same size, she used a 4" x 6" photo and a cropped photo. The largest photo is the focal point. Her visual triangle of orange flowers and letters perfectly frame the main photo. She kept the large journaling block, but also added a very cool retro strip of paper on the side which balances out the baby's diaper perfectly. Instead of a main title underneath her photos, she included the date, making it large enough to be noticeable, and also utilized the extra title space for some more journaling to her baby.

For the layout titled "Hayride," I turned the sketch into a two-page layout. All of the elements remain the same except for the visual triangle of embellishments. I used leaf stickers to give a "wind-blown" look across the page, to draw the eye in the direction of the right-hand side of the layout. My journaling block consists of a piece of torn notebook paper to continue the effect of a school field trip. I also put another journaling block on the right-hand side of the layout to balance it out.

Whenever you use a sketch, try rotating it, flipping it or expanding it into a two-page layout and you'll get more mileage out of the sketch.

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