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Summary: Chapters 6-8 discussed how to develop a layout for a design and choose which colors and fonts to use.  Chapter 6 emphasizes using a grid when designing a layout for an organized and unified appearance.  Chapter 7 discussed the numerous decisions one must make when choosing a font style, size, or whether to italicizeContinue reading “Chapters 6-8”

Reading Summary In chapters 6-8 of White Space is not your Enemy, the main topics include: proper usage of grids, creating layouts, and identifying type. The authors begin by stating what exactly a grid is and how to integrate grids into your work. Grids are necessary for giving complex or multiple page layouts a unified,Continue reading “Blog Post #3”

Summary: In White Space is Not Your Enemy chapter four, Hagen and Golombisky describe design flaws for amateur visual communicators or graphic designers. Whether it be a web page or a flyer, there are universal design flaws that can take away from what it is that you are trying to communicate. Hagen and Golombisky createContinue reading “Ch 4-5 WSINYE”

READING SUMMARY Chapter 4 of White Space is Not Your Enemy goes over the 13 amateur layout sins. Centering everything is not good, though it is often the go-to design. Warped or naked photos should also be avoided; photos need to be proportionate when resized and hairline borders should be used when photos have ambiguousContinue reading “Chapters 4-5 WSINYE”

Reading Summary: Semiotics is the science that answers the question: What does X mean? A sign is anything that stands for something other than itself. The thing that the sign refers to is known as the referent. There are two kinds of referents: a concrete referent, such as the animal designated by the word dog,Continue reading “Messages, Signs, and Meanings”

Reading Summary In chapter 4 of White Space is Not Your Enemy, the 13 layout sins are discussed. These sins are things that hurt your layouts. Things that blink, warped photos, photos needing borders, bad borders, cheated margins, centering everything, and clutter are the first seven of the layout sins. Trapped negative space, busy backgrounds,Continue reading “Blog Post #3 for Monday’s reading on February 3, 2019”

Reading Summary In chapters 6-8 of White Space is Not Your Enemy, it discusses how to create a layout for articles or advertisements on different mediums and how to choose the appropriate text for the information that is being conveyed. When formatting the layout it is good to use a grid that fits the size,Continue reading “Layout and Text”

Chapter Summary In chapters 6 through 8 of White Space is Not Your Enemy, Golombisky and Hagen outline the design basics of document layout, type and colors. They advise to begin with a grid to aid in organization and then explain the importance of components such as focal points, columns, aspect ratios, and additional visuals.Continue reading “Layout, Type and Color Basics”

Summary Hagen and Golombisky in chapters 6-8 discuss three key components to creating a productive form of media; layout, type and color. The layout of an ad or flyer or any visual platform is integral to getting the attention of appropriate audiences. The layout is set up through a grid and strategically planned to executeContinue reading “Layout, Type and Color”

Summary: This article discusses the idea of semiotics as the significant factor to understanding meaning. It tells us that a sign is anything that stands for something other than itself and to what it refers to as the referent. It then discusses the process of taking that sign and referent and making it into aContinue reading ““Messages, signs, and meaning””