This section expands on previously learned principles and incorporates more advanced
issues such as organization, hierarchy, layout and grid systems. Students will begin to
investigate ways to communicate content and meaning of text. The work is geared toward
inclusion in the final portfolio.
Project | Typographic Book | Weeks 1-3
Taking a traditional children’s story, re-designing the book using strong, experimental typography and original illustration or photography.
BOOK SPECIFICATIONS
-12 pages + covers
-full color
-built in InDesign
1. COURSE OVERVIEW
2. Phase I: Research & Selection (DUE 1/17)
-Option A: Choose a story from this website:
http://bygosh.com/kidsstories.htm
-Option B: Write your own story
-Choose a size from BLURB.com
(7”x7”, 8”x10”, 13”x11”, 12”x12”)
3. Phase II: Concept (DUE 1/19)
-Cover Concepts and One Typical Spread Design
-Rough layout of rest of the book (copy placed, maybe not designed yet)
4. Phase III: Design (DUE 1/24)
-Tight Layout of all pages for refinement
5. Phase IV: Refinement (DUE 1/26)
-Refined Layout of Cover and all pages for presentation
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| KRISTINA'S ROUGH TYPICAL SPREAD! WONDERFUL. |
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