Inspirations Pinup

Portfolio Review for Graphic Design

Some posted images of Portfolio Review,
http://3200spring.blogspot.com/2012/03/this-is-what-portfolio-review-looks.html

On Friday April 27th between 2-5pm students interested in applying to the graphic design program will bring their pristine and creative work to Room 468 in order to have the work evaluated full and part time Instructors in the Graphic Design Department: Paige Taylor, Liz Throop, Jason Snape, Catherine Normoyle and Stan Anderson.

Each Instructor will evaluate the portfolio work independently first and then all the Instructors will meet back together as a group to compare their notes and evaluations. Please don't be late to bring your work if you want to be considered for the annual portfolio review.
 
Dates when to pick up your work and when you will receive notification via email is forthcoming.

Grid Critique

Today the class was asked to defend their work to a panel that was asked to address the designers with questions only. No formal presentation were conducted, rather we learned about the work through Q&A. It turned out to be beneficial by really forcing everyone to pose comments, concerns, etc. into questions. Below is the work we discussed.

Brochures!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3QKUt5O1Lk
Review some fundamental folding techniques for brochures and mail pieces.

Examples

http://www.ourtuts.com/25-striking-brochure-designs/

http://naldzgraphics.net/inspirations/22-beautiful-example-of-brochure-designs/

http://www.youthedesigner.com/2009/03/25/15-delightful-brochure-designs/

Download standard templates here:

http://www.printingforless.com/Brochure-Templates.html

Designing with Grids, Show & Tell

Page Layout Terminology

Revised Schedule

·         03.06  Class Review/ Type Trivia, Class Exercise: Hierarchy and Paragraphs

·         03.08  Discuss Grid Concepts + Introduce Project 3, Set up files in Indesign

·         03.13  Discuss Display Type Concepts, Present magazine article in pinup, Work day

·         03.15  Work day, Class Exercise: Type Quiz

·         03.20  Bring mockup (full-scale) of spreads, finalize designs for presentation.

·         03.22  Final Critique due at 2:30pm

Class Exercise 5: Text Hierarchy & Designing Layouts

Observe some examples of how text visualizes hierarchy. Look at text that has a recurring structure, such as a table of contents, a news aggregator, or a calendar of events. Analyze the structure of the content (main title, subtitles, time, location, body text, and so on).

Using the attached copy from the word document provided, review the structure of content. You will see that there are 4 categories of structure, display type (or main title), sub heads, sub head descriptions, and body text. Use changes in size, weight, leading, style, and column structure to distinguish the levels of the hierarchy. You may use only 1 type family but as many styles as you want. Good tutorial to read: http://typophile.com/node/47265

Design 2 variations of the page layout, each trimmed to 10''x10'' and mounted on white or black board.

In the first comp, KISS (keep it simple stupid).

1. Define your text type, text size, and ledding for your type text. Learn how to create margins, create a baseline grid, and run text from one column to another. Use 3 columns.
2. Define styles for each of the other categories of structure. Learn how to use styles and formatting in Indesign.
3. Define how to visualize paragraphs. (ie., ledding, indents, etc.)
4. Review all text type for type arrangements, ragged edges, widows, orphans, punctuation, etc.

For the next comp, use the same grids and ledding but consider other ways to create emphasis. Get more creative and unique using negative space, type sizes, styles, and color to design the layout. We will pin-up both final pieces for discussion on Thursday, March 8.

http://speckyboy.com/2008/06/15/32-inspirational-examples-of-amazing-layout-and-typography/
http://bestdesignoptions.com/?p=4076
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/04/21/creative-print-typography-layouts/

You will receive 2 grades for this exercise, one grade for each design presented. Keep in mind that presentation quality will be weighed into these grades. 

Example of 1st layout. KISS. Be meticulous about alignment, spacing, and consistent across hierarchy.