Class Info

  • Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2022
  • Meeting Info: 6:00pm – 8:30pm, Room P122
  • QUIZ #2 – Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Topic

  • The typographical grid.
    • A grid is a system of vertical and horizontal guides used for the organization of a layout. Grids are used in graphic and web design.
  • Quick Reference PDF: The Grid

Objectives

  • Understanding the parts of grid:
    • Margins
    • Columns and rows
    • Flowlines
    • Modules
    • Spatial Zones
    • Gutters (vertical and horizontal)
    • Folios and Markers
  • Students develop an understanding of organization in design
  • Students practice setting up a modular grid in InDesign

Activities

  1. Create a document in InDesign and practice (see PDF)
    • How to create columns and rows (modules)
    • How to use the grid
  2. Explore Color and Typography More using textures from your Expressive Texture document
    • Choose TWO (2) of your textures
      • Choose one letter
      • On square 1 (top left): Add one letter
        • Lower the transparency of the letter
      • On square 2 (top right): Add one letter
        • Play around with various transparency settings
      • On square 3 (bottom left): Add 1 texture over another one
        • Add a letter with high contrast
      • On square 4 add a texture inside a letter
Here is a sample

How to add an image inside a letter InDesign

How to get colors from a photograph, and place them in your swatch panel

How to create a monotone effect in InDesign

To-Do After Class

  • EXPRESSIVE TEXTURES PART 2
    • Complete your assignment
    • Save an InDesign Package
      (remember how to package your InDesign file?)
    • Upload to Google Drive
    • Lastname_firstname_ExpressiveTextures_P2.pdf
  • POSTERS – PHASE 1
    • In preparation for our next assignment — a poster and a series of Instagram posts — we will need to prepare some content
      • Choose your pet peeve
      • Decide on a title for your pet peeve
      • Write an essay that explains why this bothers you so much
    • Do not design anything at this point — we are just preparing
    • What is a Pet-peeve?
      • Dictionary.com: A particular and often continual annoyance
      • Merriam-webster.com: A frequent subject of complaint
      • Vocabulary.com: A pet peeve is an annoyance that’s nurtured like a pet — it’s something someone can never resist complaining about. There are all kinds of pet peeves, like littering, misusing punctuation, driving slowly in the fast lane, or talking during movies. If something like that drives you crazy and you have to yap about it, it’s a pet peeve.
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