layout design (week 6)

Students were to turn in their infographics before they left on Friday.  If they are not finished, they need to make arrangements to come in after school to get those turned in as we are moving on to the next project.

Next week we will be working on layout design.  The homework assignment is for students to bring in a magazine cover by Tuesday.  Students will learn key terms in layout design such as: layout, collateral design, print design, margins, gutters, horizon lines, grid, and columns.  Students will need to be able to define these terms, then they will measure the key elements on their magazine cover and will turn in a labeled diagram.

We will then look at some posters created by Saul Bass.  Students will create a movie poster with a Saul Bass or a minimal-style influence to it.  Students will need to pay attention to the layout, spacing, use of colors, fonts, designs, etc.  It is always fun to see what movies the students pick and to see how their projects turn out.

Speaking of great projects...  Below are some of the great examples of typography kids turned in for their various projects.  I was really pleased with these examples.

Great work on these projects, and keep up the great work!