Due: 11:30, Friday, October 15

Category: hierarchy

Objective: Explore the diversity of alignment to a grid structure.
Goal: Examine proportions.

 

To Do

1. 1. make
   2. comment

 

1.  define your grid and hierarchy

Use a grid system to establish proportions, and create hierarchical order.

 

1.  Go to the Google Drive and download 2 files gd2_f21_Indesign 5 column grid.idml gd2_f21_Indesign 5 colGrid EXAMPLE.idml

 

2  Open in InDesign

 

3  Create 2 pages with different arrangements
    • 8.5 x 11″
    • 5 column grid
    • no margins
   •  black and white — no color

 

4  Define your grid: Show (at least) 2 different alignments
    • asymmetrical alignments

1. 1. 1. Text: Use your design influencers name and quote
         or
         Use placeholder text, (under the “Type” menu > fill in InDesign)
      2. Break text into smaller units and scale to show hierarchy

Have defined your grid?
When you turn off your guides you should be able to see exactly where the grid line is located

 

5  Create at least 3 levels of hierarchy
    •. Need a refresher? 
          Visual Hierarchy tips that will make you a better designer:
         https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1mjGvjP1zWCPWB7XcchuKIk7Ajbz0OiN8

 

6 Save each page as a jpg and upload both to the Openlab Name: grid alignment Category: hierarchy

 

Remember:

• Make the grid structure obvious with the position of your elements.

• To define the grid, one of the edges of the type column MUST touch the grid line.   Do not center the text column in the middle of your grid!!!

• Employ scale, placement, alignment, type style, and other cues to create order.

• Asymmetrical compositions.

Reference

Visual Hierarchy tips that will make you a better designer: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1mjGvjP1zWCPWB7XcchuKIk7Ajbz0OiN8

 

1. 1.  

 

2.   comment: on 2 different students’ grid posts

Have they defined the grid? 
You should be able to see exactly where the grid lines are located

Have they created hierarchy?