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Making CONTACT mag – Part 10 – taking a dive into some tricky words

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Even though the magazine is now published – Issue 62 available here – I still want to edit these videos,

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Making CONTACT mag – Part 9 – a quick dip into a big spread

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Putting CONTACT magazine together is a 12 to 14-day task, which can get quite taxing on the brain. So when

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Making CONTACT mag – Part 8 – big seas and a little story

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CONTACT magazine was published on 1 June – I hope you read it and enjoyed it. I still have some

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Making CONTACT mag – Part 7 – GOT to get some therapy

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Just two days to go before CONTACT is supposed to be published – and Mrs H insists on some ‘retail

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Making CONTACT mag – Part 6 – Editor has a rant

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You had one little job to do!!! But, thanks to someone else’s laziness – and several other someones’ not checking

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How CONTACT magazine is made – Part 5 – funny how stories are found

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Hey – it’s Sunday, I’m allowed to pop out to the gym (although, being totally honest – the gym sequence

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How CONTACT magazine is made – Part 4 – a wee chat over a wee story layout

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I’m about half-way through laying out issue 62 of CONTACT magazine – though these videos are a bit behind. This

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How CONTACT magazine is made – Part 3 – starting a layout with photos

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In part 3, I make a good start on laying out a seven-page spread, using just the photos – because

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How CONTACT magazine is made – Part 2 – the first pages layout

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In Part 2, I lay out the first four pages of CONTACT issue number 62. These are the same four

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How CONTACT magazine is made – Part 1 – preparing the template

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I’ve wanted to do this series of videos for a long time, and now I’ve finally made a start. Hopefully

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Have you ever wondered how the CONTACT newsletter is compiled?

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Have you ever wondered how the CONTACT newsletter is compiled? Let me give you a quick run-through…   If you

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