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A general introduction to grids, layout and design for editorial
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An introduction to Grids & Layout
Typography
01.11
The following presentation is only designed as a taster and is by no means comprehensive. As students of Graphic Design it is very much up to you to explore and experiment - and by doing so begin to understand how you can create and dictate a given aesthetic.
In design terms layout and editorial design form one of the cornerstones of Graphic Design & involve the combination of several basic skills which include an understanding of:-
Accuracy & DetailingCraftingColour StrategiesProportion BalanceCreating Visual Tension Information HierarchiesImage ManipulationJuxtapositionCroppingFormats
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* these are transferable skills
Step 1 - Acquire a good reference book(s) on the basics of layout and editorial design. Featured here are just 4 examples of the many on the market
Newspapers an everyday example of how grids are utilised to organise and give mass information a form & structure.
By one and analyse it.