Design Assignment.

GRA 111

Design History

Fall 2015

Extra Credit #5 - Grid Analysis Congratulation! You’ve made it! This is the last credit opportunity available for this semester. Here’s a little bit more clarification in addition to what I have covered in the presentation. You can earn up to 5 points for this assignment, and it is divided in to 3 parts:

1) Analyze the gird of a magazine spread that up to your choice, and write up a one paragraph (about 100 words) about how knowing the gird system makes you look at print design differently in the future. (2 pts)

2) Design a spread ( 11” x 17” ) that using a gird system, with an initial to keep the unity of your entire spread. (2 pts)

3) Answer the bonus question, in one or two sentence, demonstrating your best guess on why all the content in that specific spread are located in the red area. (1 pt)

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1) Spread Analysis and Reflection Paragraph (2pts) Analyze the gird of a magazine spread that up to your choice, and write up a one paragraph (about 100 words) about how knowing the gird system makes you look at print design differently in the future. Point outs on your spread analysis will help demonstrate your understanding on the design.

ep: this is a 3 columns gird layout

The ration for the pictures is 2:4. (One take up two column space one take up 4 column space)

The margin of this spread is 0.75 in (possibly)

Similar page number style helps keep the unity of the spread

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2) Spread Design (2pts) Now you have trained your eye for looking at the grid system, time to indulge your creativity. Design a spread ( 11” x 17” ) that using a gird system, with an initiation to create unity of content. For text, you can put in some place holders. Feel free to using content online, I won’t dot you for not citing content and pictures.

Consider the following while you are designing: 1) Using consistent fonts. 2) Utilizing different sizes of your font, or different typeface of your font to elaborate the information hierarchy in your spread.

17 in

11 in

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3) Answer the bonus question, in one or two sentence, demonstrating your best guess on why all the content in that specific spread are located in the red area.

(Related Article: http://www.creativebloq.com/design/designers-guide-golden- ratio-12121546)

3) Bonus Point (1 pt)

GRA 111

Design History

Fall 2015

Due in-class on Nov. 30.

Good luck and Happy Holiday!