Find some examples of information graphics. For example bus timetables, city maps, diagrams or representations of statistical data. Look at the way they are designed and try and work out the decisions the designer made. What can you learn from them and when would it be appropriate to use a similar design solution? For this…
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Exercise: Judging a book by its cover
Choose a book by an author you are familiar with. You are going to design two different covers for it, one using illustrations or photography and the other using just type. Design the whole cover including the spine and back page. Include the title of the book, the author’s name, a brief description of the…
Exercise: Magazine pages
Choose a magazine, newspaper or journal and work out the grid or grids they have used. You will probably need to look at least four pages to get a feel of the layout. Measure the size of the pages, the margins, the text columns and the gaps in between them. How many columns do they…
Assignment 2 – Thinking of You
The brief The second assignment asks to create a set of greeting cards to celebrate a sentiment or events that are worthy of celebration but not currently catered for by a card manufacturer. The requirements Design at least 3 cards Design the cover and the message inside the card Unrelated or to work as a…
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