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Graphic Design 1: Core Concepts

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Exercise: Judging a book by its cover

by CarolinePosted onNovember 7, 2018November 7, 2018

BRIEF Choose a book by an author you are familiar with . Design two different covers for it, on using illustrations or photography and the…

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Research Point: Book Covers

by CarolinePosted onOctober 31, 2018October 31, 2018

I chose the publishing house of Penguin for this research point after looking at various websites.

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Exercise: Magazine Pages

by CarolinePosted onOctober 28, 2018

BRIEF Choose a magazine, newspaper or journal and work out the grid or grids they have used. Measure the size of the pages, the margins,…

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Assignment 4: Show Me…

by CarolinePosted onOctober 15, 2018October 15, 2018

BRIEF Design the font for use on the cover of a magazine called type and write a short article for the magazine using a range…

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Exercise: Hierarchy

by CarolinePosted onSeptember 24, 2018September 24, 2018

BRIEF Using about 500 words of Lorum Ipsum (or other dummy text) design three different pages: an interview with a TV actor in a listings…

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Exercise: Lorum Ipsum

by CarolinePosted onSeptember 14, 2018September 14, 2018

Lorum Ipsum is dummy text with more-or-less normal distribution of letters tear makes it look like readable English. Ithas been used for many years and…

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Research Point: Readability & Legibility

by CarolinePosted onSeptember 10, 2018September 10, 2018

Collect as many newspapers, newsletters, magazines and brochures as you can. Start by going through them and dividing them into the ones that immediately look…

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Research Point: Vernacular Typography

by CarolinePosted onSeptember 8, 2018

Vernacular typography can be very well crafted but it can also be crudely created signs done in a hurry. Either way it is using typography…

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Exercise: If the face fits

by CarolinePosted onSeptember 8, 2018September 8, 2018

BRIEF (PART I) Create your own sample book of typefaces on your computer that you can refer to. Organise them into serif fonts, san-serif fonts,…

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Assignment 3 Feedback

by CarolinePosted onAugust 31, 2018October 20, 2018

I really enjoyed the exercises and assignment in Unit 3  and I felt this was reflected in my work. I learnt a great deal about…

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