Construction
Before you can apply a grid you must understand the requirement of the grid for the work to be produced.
Typeface, text & illustrations, print method and paper quality must be confirmed beforehand
Always start with small sketches
Thumbnail sketches will make your job of final layouts easier and productive
Thumbnail sketches must be proportionate to the final product to make your job a final layouts easier and productive.
Before drawing your sketches, consider the number of columns needed
1 Column - Boring
2 Columns - Bit of variation for type and image
3 Columns - More freedom
6 Columns
Disadvantages :
- Lines of text will be narrow
- Small typeface will have to be used
But........This solely rests on the function.
For Statistics:
Don't use any fewer than 4 columns! - This could be split down into more columns if needed.
Apply Type to Documents
10 Point type
15 point leading
Column length 15cm
at this length there must be 10 lines per field
meaning 30 lines per 15cm
the depth of my fields ascertains how many 10point type lies have
Font Heights - basic examples.
4 point type
6 point leading Caption text
7 point type
10 point leading Header & footer
A4 Format
8 & 20 grid fields
8 Grids are frequently used for advertising materials and brochures
This can be split into 16
3 WEEK TASK
Create a document - any amount of pages, it could be concertina. - Experiment with grids and different content.
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