Heirarchy
Graphic Design The New Basics, Ellen Lupton and Jennifer Cole Phillips, pp. 114-125
Publication Design Workbook, Timothy Samara, pp. 54-59
Page Architecture & The Grid
Publication Design Workbook, Timothy Samara, pp. 60-87
Making and Breaking the Grid, Timothy Samara, pp. 22-32
In this exercise, we will re-create sections of the Melrose Café Menu as instructed in class. Appetizers, gourmet salads, chicken, pasta, etc.. Include the pizza section and the catering menu. The section headers contain inline graphics. The graphics you use may differ from those in the Melrose Cafe menu. Try to match type as closely as possible.
Objectives:
Please use this time period, Wed. Sept. 24, 1-3:30 pm, to work on your magazine layouts.
The due date for the magazine layout has been postponed until Wed. Oct. 1
Objective can be found in the post dated Sept. 9, 2008.
The page layout and the typography should match the original as closely as possible. That means that you’ll need to key-in the type, if you haven’t already done so, in order to match the type size, leading, line lengths, etc.
Make sure to keep everything pertaining to the job/assignment in your folder, including a job sheet listing the objectives and specs of the job, a printed xerox copy of the original, or the original layout. Each working copy that you print should be included in the folder, along with any notes you make to yourself about changes that need to be made along the way. Also, include your final printed layout. When you turn in your job/assignment, your folder must come with it. The ability to check your folders each week, gives me the greatest opportunity to analyze the progression of your work and plus, it gives me a tangible way to give you feedback.
This week we will review text flow and formatting in InDesign, with an emphasis on indents and tabs, tables, paragraph formatting and a brief introduction to styles. The corresponding material can be found in Publication Design Workbook, pages 34-53, and in the Bible, Part IV – Chapters 14-21.
Scripting automates many features in InDesign — it’s essentially a way to program InDesign to do dpecific actions. … As you become comfortable with scriptwriting, you’re also likely to discover virtually everything you do in InDesign is a repetitive task. The more you can free yourself of this kind of work by using scripts, the more time you have to be creative.
Reading: InDesign Bible – pp. 863-879
Making and Breaking the Grid: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop, by Timothy Samara. Published by Rockport.
Reading, pp. 24-32.
Making final preparations for a business card that prints properly are wholly dependent on the precise printing process that is to be used. Before final file preparations begin, it is critical to talk to the printer and find out their criteria for the files you are submitting.
The determining factors include:
Most online printers have prolific instructions and will answer most of your questions in the FAQ section of their sites. The link included here is for Glendale’s 4Over, digital printers founded in 2001.
Today we will review the correct techniques for file preparation:
This assignment introduces the concept of the grid in page layout and design.
Students will be assigned a magazine layout and must create an exact duplicate in InDesign.
Objectives are to gain an understanding of:
Due: Sept. 22 at the beginning of class.
