DESMA 25 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3-4: Golden Ratio, Proofreading, Hard Copy
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C h a p t e r 3 : g r i d: golden section a ratio (a:b = b:(a+b)) numerical value = 1:1. 618. Appears in nature, as well as in art and design: single-column grid. Simplest grid: single column of text surrounded by margins. Designing page from the outside in: page dimensions and margins. Text column: space left over when the margins have been subtracted. Inside out: set margins to zero position text boxes on a blank page. Spreads: book and magazine design (facing pages) Inside margins: center of two facing pages (spine) Asymmetrical layout: left margin > right margin: multicolumn grid. Exible format for publications (integration of text and images) More columns created = more exible grid. Baseline grid: governs whole document (anchors all layout elements to a common rhythm) *helps construct typographic hierarchy by means of spatial arrangement. C h a p t e r 4 : e x t r a s: type crimes.
