An introduction to layout principles and content management for print graphic design.
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Cinelli_iPad
Here's my iPad file. I've been having a little bit of a difficult time with my designs theirselves not so much indesign. It's something I have to work on. Please feel free to critique
Elizabeth – I like that you have used a simplified version of mountains in the background, probably something you created in Illustrator or Photoshop? It creates interest in the background in a subtle way. Nice.
Things to think about:
1. Be careful not to distort the image within its frame. Does this photo seem to be squished side to side? People seem tall and skinny? I think maybe, by accident, this happened. You can check that both %s are the same if you double click your image (look for the brown bounding box) and find those % up on the control panel. The numbers must be the same in the % boxes, or you have distorted the image. Pull the brown edge to correct the distortion.
2. When stroking a frame, it is important to pull the text away from the edges of that frame – so there is no “crash”. Text inset is found in Text Frame Options (command/B). Pull the text away from the edges at least 9pts.
3. I wonder if you need so many different, and separate, text frames? Would you consider pulling the headings into the same text frames as the rest of the content? Sometimes “less is more” – and in this case, less text frames will create a more cohesive composition.
4. Visual Hierarchy should pull us to the title pretty quickly. How can you continue to emphasize “Projects Overseas” in a way that will stand out in more contrast on the page?
Give these some thought, and repost your work. Looking forward to seeing how it evolves.
Elizabeth – I like that you have used a simplified version of mountains in the background, probably something you created in Illustrator or Photoshop? It creates interest in the background in a subtle way. Nice.
ReplyDeleteThings to think about:
1. Be careful not to distort the image within its frame. Does this photo seem to be squished side to side? People seem tall and skinny? I think maybe, by accident, this happened. You can check that both %s are the same if you double click your image (look for the brown bounding box) and find those % up on the control panel. The numbers must be the same in the % boxes, or you have distorted the image. Pull the brown edge to correct the distortion.
2. When stroking a frame, it is important to pull the text away from the edges of that frame – so there is no “crash”. Text inset is found in Text Frame Options (command/B). Pull the text away from the edges at least 9pts.
3. I wonder if you need so many different, and separate, text frames? Would you consider pulling the headings into the same text frames as the rest of the content? Sometimes “less is more” – and in this case, less text frames will create a more cohesive composition.
4. Visual Hierarchy should pull us to the title pretty quickly. How can you continue to emphasize “Projects Overseas” in a way that will stand out in more contrast on the page?
Give these some thought, and repost your work. Looking forward to seeing how it evolves.