Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Assignment 2
Magazine Layout: Part 1This project will allow you to explore the many formatting and styling tools available in InDesign in a multiple page layouts.
Objective: Create an 8 page magazine based upon any topic you wish.
Requirements: Create a letter page size 8 page document. This document must include text, shapes, color and images.
Text requirements:
Title of Magazine
Magazine Content
Image captions
One instance of Drop Caps
Use of columns
Use of text threading
Use of bold, italics, and colored text styling.
Use of 2 types of paragraph alignment
Page numbers
Shape & Image requirements:
Each page must contain at least on shape or image
One page must contain a full bleed shape or image
One image or shape must be less than 100% opacity
Color requirements:
Must contain a minimum 4 colors, including black and white
All text and images can be appropriated. The topic is up to you. The fonts, images and colors should complement the topic. Be conscious of page flow and pacing.
Final Product: 1. When your design is complete, export the pages a jpegs, gif or png file and post in on our blog. 2. We will also print this document and bind it, so you will have a tactile finished product.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Book Signing Flyer
I'd still like to do some editing to the text on the ribbon. It is supposed to be smaller than the other text, but I think currently it is too small. I was just struggling to get the text to wrap in order to make it readable at a larger size.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Fun to do, but so much to improve
I have a vision for the look of the flyer, but I need to learn more of the basics of InDesign. A redesign of the flyer would include all of the elements required for this assignment (author image, text about the book and author, three shapes, four colors).
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Finding Inspiration: Posters
Leia Bell Posterswww.leiabell.com
Aesthetic Apparatuswww.aestheticapparatus.com
Hatch ShowMore poster galleries:
Gig Posters
Art of Modern Rock
Vintage Posters
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Page Elements
Page Elements:
1. Color
• Make it easy to look at
• Use complimentary colors, both in theory and to your content
• Balance the value of your colors
2. Line & Movement
• Line: up and down
• Movement: z form
3. Form
• No two elements should be competing with one another
• Unity
• Aesthetics
4. Text
• Hierarchy of communication
• Compartmentalize and layout for flow and understanding
Assignment 1
Flyer: Book Signing
This project will help familiarize you with basic tools in InDesign and page elements.
Objective: Create a single sided flyer incorporating text, shapes, color and images which advertises a book signging.
Requirements: Create a flyer 8.5” x 11” in size. This document must include text, shapes, color and images.
Text requirements:
· Name of event
· Name of book
· Text about the book (this can be lorem ipsum)
· Text about the author (this can be lorem ipsum)
· Where the event is taking place
· When the event is taking place
Shape requirements:
· Must contain a minimum of 3 visible shapes
Color requirements:
· Must contain a minimum 4 colors, including black and white
Image requirements:
· Image of the book
· Image of the author
All text and images can be appropriated. The book choice is up to you. It can be a classic, an original, a future release or a book that doesn’t even exist. The fonts and colors should complement the cover and content of the book.
Final Product: When your design is complete, export it is a jpeg, gif or png file and post in on our blog.
Free InDesign Tutorials
One day you might be in a jam and can't recall how to add a drop shadow or wrap text. The web is full of free resources to help. Here are a few of my favorites.
Welcome to Digital Book Design!
& welcome to our blog!Students, please answer the following questions as a comment to this post:
1. What do you hope to get out of this class?
2. Are you familiar with Adobe InDesign?
3. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being none and 5 being expert, rate your skill level with Adobe InDesign.
4. If you could request to learn one task or skill in this class, what would it be?
5. What is your favorite font?