In Design et Type and Grid Evaluation

I would just like to say I am gutted it was only a three week programe! I was oblivious to this until week four... but at least I know how much I enjoyed it. I really did I thought it was great. If I could magically make myself amazing at one thing it would be layout. Its everything. I think you could have the nicest work in the world but if it is not recorded prooperly you might aswell have not bothered. I am still in this group of learning people unfortunately. Definitely evidential from my most recent work. I spent so long faffing around with weather I should use black blocks, hating the second picture (i still do) and cringing over my typeface of 'Apple Garamond Light'. I think I could spend forever and a day on layout and lov every second of it. My thumbnails weren't particularly strong as yet again I find it really hard to document my thought processes. This must get better although at the moment I am more worried in this case that I am disappointed with what I came out with. It looked nicer in the early days. I just want to become more knowledgeable of typefaces. I want to use them properly and compliment the typeface rather than send it on the wrong holiday. Next year that is what I will do. As far as my research went for Indesign brief I thoroughly enjoyed it. There is nothing better than seeing it in front of you but I did find myself finding some real nice stuff without the price of holding it in front of you. I would love to pursue it although I dont really understand how I can be so enthusiastic and determined about wanting to be more flamboyant in the media I use but at the same time want to become so precise and tailored in the work I produce. I am a walking contradiction and hopefully all will become clear next year.

In design

Jack

My questions naturally focused upon Jacks past and future involving his past and current ambitions in life. Because of this I decided to bring in a autobiography feel. I wanted ti to be personal and intriguing by adding in the unusual quotation. For a while I was happy with it. But after re reading the brief and finding out I needed a second image. Oh no. I dropped the more intricate text layout and settled for less. I dont like the typeface. " It looked nice on screen" but then large it was horrible. Next time I will trial with printing better.

Type and Grid : Geometry article

What can I say... The thumbnails were a lot more interesting. I hope you can tell I dont like this. I think it has potential but no I dont like it at all. I think, I know with more Indesign fiddling around I will feel more confident to think outside the box, or in the box in this case. I wish I had gone ahead with the more intricate thumbnails. NEXT TIME.

This one shows the original article. VOGUE July 2009
I chose merely because it was cluttered. If I blurred my eye there was no negative space. Also it had the word geometry in the title...