Syncopate the Rhythm As crucial as it is to have a clean, controlled page or screen, the same elements repeated without variation can lull the reader into boredom. Avoid gridlock by having the column of text follow the shape of the art. Variation can help underline, as opposed to undermine, hard-core information. This grid contains huge amounts of information. The staggered columns follow the shape of the trumpet and enhance an already handsome and lively listing. Typographically, the schedule is a virtuoso work of balance, rhythm, and craft. Project Program schedule Client Jazz at Lincoln Center Design Bobby C. Martin Jr. Large amounts of information are jazzed up by a sharp layout. Make Do-It-Yourself Easy to Follow How-to instructions must be easy to follow. A clearly formatted layout can be followed (to a degree), even if it’s in a language the reader doesn’t understand. Clarity can be achieved by means of numbered steps and images. Choices of what to photograph as well as photos that are clear in and of themselves can be combined in a layout that is as delightful as well as easy to follow. Project Kurashi no techo (Everyday Notebook) magazine Client Kurashi no techo (Everyday Notebook) magazine Designers Shuzo Hayashi, Masaaki Kuroyanagi A how-to article mixes Western icons—Charlie Brown and his lunch bag—with an Eastern sense of space. Peanuts United Feature Syndicate, Inc Each component on the page is clearly on a well-defined grid. Numbers clarify each step of the process, with subset steps defined by small, circled numbers. Every element is organized; diagrams are so clear that a motivated craftsperson without knowledge of the language could make the item.
✔ Author(s): Beth Tondreau
✔ Title: Layout Essentials Revised and Updated: 100 Design Principles for Using Grids
✔ Rating : 4.7 out of 5 base on (130 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: 1631596314
✔ ISBN-13: 9781631596315
✔ Language: English
✔ Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
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