Assignment 9

Due Nov 6
Project 3: Publication Design
Cover Design Variations

Due Next Week:
Take your cover design and create two cover studies for your type specimen book cover.
Each one will focus primarily on one of the visual themes below:
As you experiment, mindful of the “positive and negative forms” created by the configurations you choose.
Be Loose Come Up With Dynamic New Layout

Use A Different Grid For Each Study Choose From
Grid of Thirds, Grid of Nine, or Golden Ratio
Set up margins, grid, guides.
Make Two Layouts Focused One ‘Theme’ For Each:
Visual Themes To Consider:
Scale
Negative space, counter space of letterforms
Repetition
Tracking (horizontal spacing)
Alignment (left, right, centered, justified)
Symmetrical or asymmetrical page composition
Lower & uppercase combinations

Make new post to course site
Name it: Last_Name_first name_Cover1
Insert a jpg of each of your layouts into the post
Give it category: Assignment 9

Bring BW print out and native file to class

Grid Reference
Thinking with Type Ellen Lupton – Pgs. 176-203 Grid layout

Other Reference

InDesign User Guide:
https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/user-guide.html

Grid Reference
Thinking with Type Ellen Lupton – Pgs. 176-203 Grid layout

http://mark-anthony.ca/modular-grids-indesign/

http://www.creativebloq.com/computer-arts/mastering-grids-indesign-cc-71412235

http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/five-simple-steps-to-designing-grid-systems-part-1

http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/five-simple-steps-to-designing-grid-systems-part-2

http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/five-simple-steps-to-designing-grid-systems-part-3

http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/five-simple-steps-to-designing-grid-systems-part-4

http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/five-simple-steps-to-designing-grid-systems-part-5