Exercise: Double-page spread
The brief Using DTP software, recreate a double-page spread from a magazine I’ve chosen the double-page spread from KINFOLK magazine for this task. The final result
Research point: The Golden Section
There’s a common mathematical ratio found in nature that can be used to create pleasing, natural looking compositions in your design work. We call it the Golden Ratio, although it’s also known as the Golden Mean, The Golden Section, or the Greek letter phi. The Golden Ratio describes the perfectly symmetrical relationship between two proportions.
Exercise: Experimental typography
Below is an extract from Jules Verne’s 20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea. Using a single typeface of your choice, lay out the text in as inventive a way as possible. Experiment with the letters and words, using the typographic principles you researched in earlier exercises to significantly alter the arrangement of the text, its
Research point: The language of type
In this project you’ve been looking at the conventions of type and how these can be applied to text to make it readable in different contexts. Typography is an art and a skill and, as such, it merits further study. To gain greater insight into typography, research the following areas in more detail and make
Exercise: Type samples
Research Find as many examples of type as you can from a range of sources, including newspapers, magazines, flyers, leaflets and printed ephemera. Broadly classify them into serif and sans-serif groups. Explore your computer to see whether you have any of the typefaces mentioned on the previous page. Find other examples on your computer that
Assignment two: Jacket design
This assignment will allow you to put into practice what you have learnt in all the projects and exercises you have done so far, in particular your ability to work through the design process and undertake creative problem-solving in relation to a set brief. The brief Create jacket artwork for the Beat generation classic, On
Exercise: 10 book designers
Research Using a combination of library and internet sources, find an example of one cover design each for the designers listed above. Document a thumbnail image (photograph or drawing) of each cover in your learning log. Write a very brief description of each cover design and an overview of the designer. Do this in note
Exercise: Form and genre
Look carefully at four or five books from different publishing genres. Choose genres that we haven’t talked about yet (i.e. avoid children’s books). For example, you might look at a cookery book, a biography of a sports personality, a travel guide, a work of historical fiction, a teenage film tie-in like Twilight, this course guide
Exercise: The Figure
Using an image of the figure plus the words ‘The Figure’ set in 24pt Arial upper case, create twelve thumbnails, with only the image of the figure changing scale. I At first I thought that it would be difficult to create 12 different thumbnails with only the image of the figure changing scale. But
Exercise: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
The Jules Verne classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea has undergone many different design treatments. Write some illustrated notes about the visual impact of each of these four designs. If you walked into a bookshop with no idea what the book was about, what impression would each of these covers give you? Which cover would be