To-Do: before class
Prepare to describe your work in terms of alignment
Topic
Topic: Alignment
Goals: Organize using alignment
Objectives: Create a composition that communicates information
Prepare to describe your work in terms of alignment
Critique
review alignment
Lecture
- alignment, grid, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQEVqWiD304
- hierarchy, focal point: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlsV3hu84as
0:56 focal point, rule of thirds
6:23, 6:30, 7:19-7:40, 8:27 to end - type golden rules
- basic grids
Lecture
examples of alignment
DON’T DO THIS:
This is aligned but it creates 2 separate groups
These are NOT aligned
Activity
Workshop: align type to the grid
What is alignment?
Proportion systems: design precedents of grid design
Open new InDesign doc
7×7″
NO MARGINS
NO facing pages NO automatic text box
1 columns NO GUTTERS
Create columns and rows
InDesign>Layout > Create Guides
5 columns NO gutter
5 rows NO gutter
STEP 1 Create a 1 point outline for your composition
Use your text tool to create a new text box
Fill with “dummy” text
Select all Font: Helvetica size: 10 lead: 12
Copy and paste so that you have 5 text boxes Then > vary the amount of text in each box
Create alignments
Save as a jpg
STEP 2 Repeat step 1
Create different alignments
Save as a jpg
STEP 3 Repeat step 1
Alter your font, size and lead of each text box to create different “densities”
Create alignments
Repeat until you have 3 different compositions
Save each composition as a jpg
STEP 4 You should have a total of 5 compositions
Post on Miro
examples:
homework
Refine the work from the day’s activity “align type to the grid”
Post 5 jpgs on Miro
