I have started by looking into magazine and book layouts. This layout below has an interesting colour scheme which I like due to the contrast in colour. The opacity block colour on top of the photography gives dimension to the page due to this layering technique. I like how the photograph is bled not only off the page, but onto the reverse side which not only looks visually appealing but gives the page less text which makes the information easier to read. I think with such a small amount of text on this spread, makes the pages look more breathable and invites the viewer to take their time on the page. The alignment of the text and with it having a lot of negative text around the type, make the page seem less chaotic even though the image itself is quite bold:
What I find effective on this layout is the contrast in colour. I like how one side is dark purple and contrasted well with the bright white side. The colour of the pages are linked by simple uses of purple (on the left side) i.e. title of authors name etc, making a more constant relationship with one another. Again due to the placement of the text, the left side seems more breathable due to the negative space rather than the purple side. I feel the purple page does need the black lines along the page, but are they there for a reason? The black lines start as the top of the page then guide your eyes down to the middle of the text, this could be international to guide the reader?:
What I find with the layout below is there is no breathing space for the reader. All the text is constricted into four columns which in my opinion, would make the reader turn the page and not read it. There are highlighted words which try to attract attention within the body copy but still do not make the text easier to read. There is a small amount of negative space on the right side, but not enough to give this layout a less chaotic feel. Although the turquoise colour, used to accentuate certain information is bright, I think it clashes with the white background which is why it does not help to highlight the information in a legible way:
The layout below has a clear grid system which is used to align the text and imagery together at the bottom of the pages. What I find odd is with such a clear grid, why the type with a heavier weight seems placed in a random way. The larger type is structured in a way of three lines, but how it is placed over the photograph seems messy and unorganised:
This layout I like due to how both pages are linked with one another and how they have a clear relationship due to the colour. The smaller illustration is justified centrally which matches how the type is placed in a higher but still central position on the reverse side, linking them further together:
I have started to look into grids to think about the type of layouts I would like my publication. I have looked on the resource 'Thinking with type', given to us in a 'What is a Book' session. This and the sessions have taught me to understand more knowledge on grids and how and what they are used for.
This single column grids would not be flexible enough to create an effective layout. These types of layouts would work for publications such as story books but not to create interesting compositions, which is what I am trying to achieve:
I have then looked into single column grids, these I find really useful when using grids and grid systems. I think I may end up using a single column gird as it the most easiest one to work with as well as being flexible enough for layouts. I think after what has been taught in the session has helped me to understand what grids are best used for what. As I am just starting out looking into grid and layout, I think this type of grid will be the most easiest rather than to try and use a modular grid. I may however start to look into modular grids when I develop further. The only downside I see when using a single column grid is there are no horizontals. This I feel, will make it harder to create a consistent layout as there are no restrictions. However when I am working in Indesign I can add my own rulers to make sure I keep to the constraints to make my ten dps consistent:
I have the looked at the modular grids. Although these give great flexibility both horizontally and vertically, I feel this would be much harder to use. This is due to have so much flexibility the double page spreads may look mis-matched. I definitely want to use this type of grids in the future, but for my dps will stick to using a single column.
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