- Blog with tasks
- Thumbnail layouts (strong collection)
- selection of enlarged & scaled thumbnails with rough measurements
- Traditional mark-up with margins, guides, grids, size etc. (hand drawn)
- Digital mark-up
- 10 double page spreads or booklet format (content will be made up of 10 things)
- Consider printing method, format, final outcome
- Time
- Design & layout
Stuff to know & find out...
- What is DPS & what does it do?
DPS - Double Page spread
- What are grids, columns, gutters & margins?
Grids:
Columns:
Gutters:
Margins:
- What are sub-heads, paragraphs, captions and ligatures?
Sub-heads:
Paragraphs:
Captions:
Ligatures:
- What is golden section?
Golden ratio. Irrational number - can't be written down as a fraction. Used throughout nature. Most aesthetically pleasing ratio.
- Explain what rulers, boxes, folio number, and drop caps are.
Rulers: Measurements in the documents to be used to align the frames
Boxes: Frames - graphics, text & unassigned. Size can be changed.
Folio Number: numbers on each item in each file so each file is easily definable
Drop caps: Enlarge the first letter and wrap the rest of the page text around it.
- What are 'picas', points & pixels?
Picas: Unit of measurement. 6 picas in an inch. 12 points in a pica
Points:
Pixels: Square element. Single dot in an image. Created ideally for web design website.
Pagination
The process of dividing content into pages both electronically or printed.
Greeking
Folio Numbers
Ligatures
Measures
Rules & Boxes
Layouts
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