T&G 4

Today we are looking at full pages of type, in comparison to last week in which we looked at columns.

We first opened a new document, 1 column and in portrait.

Then we placed some previously typed text into the column

It came out like this:

We then selected pages and made a master page

Master page - magazine variety of different columns, background pages (template)

This was a simple process which meant we could keep the type.

We then chose to make a two columned page

which originally looked like this:

We then pasted the text into the first column, although it all wouldn't fit and i learned that if you click the bottom right of the text there is a red square which then shows the sign below:

This then allows you to drag your text into another column and make it look like this:

We were then asked to make the type fit both columns without changing the typeface or weight. but still keeping it legible.

Then we were asked to do the same with the single column

and to fit around about 12 words per line. this was a difficult task when you didn't know

how to exactly produce this.

We then divided the type into two columns which made it a lot easier to do.

I played around with some kerning and changing the leading up and down for legiblilty

I also changed the justify which made the type look messed up in some areas.

I then made an indent on the type to see the view.

We then moved onto 3 columns.

This was a lot easier to calculate rather than 2 or 1, i'm not sure whether it was

because i go use to changing the layout or whether it was because 3 is generally easier.

We then were asked to do what we want, however an image was to be added.

and we had to make it fit to a two column and still look readable.

We then tried it with a two column.

5 column grids don't work very well and my image wasn't uploading...

In Design Colour

So we had our InDesign colour lecture the other day, we basically

started up by opening indesign

Then we changed the preferences from pixels to mm's as it is what we tend to work with more frequently and is also more accurate on our maths .

Now it is time to open a new document by holding apple and N as a shortcut, we set the work

to facing pages and i set it to the size i wanted my booklet, 25x25cm

We then set the gutter and margins.

This is how the document should look:

We then selected a cmyk image off the internet to practice some fake montones on.

I then opened the swatches link on the right of the screen (may be hidden under window) and selected new colour swatch.

I then played around to make a random colour, I used 3 box's which were the same colour to show once one is selected all could be changed straight off.

This is what the colours have next to them.

I then clicked on the wrong things but learn how to make a new gradient, first of all i used the colour picker

And then this screen came up, I altered the settings to make the gradient i desired.

I then did the same thing but using new colour swatch, Using the pantone books

if I pre selected a colour, it would have a number, for example I used 131 which was a golden yellow

The colour then came up under my swatches once i selected okay, an interesting thing I learnt was that white is called paper on this which is quite smart, depending on the stock you use.

I selected a square and then clicked a swatch colour, which changed the pantone on the object

I then selected a new image which would be played around with,

I learned how to save some of the new colours i had made.

Then learned how to morph the colour balance of the image: this is sepia

Then I learned how to play around with the duotone to make the original image a series of different colours e.g. 1 - red and sepia, 2 - blue and grey

Then if I selected attributes and chose overprint fill

I could then change the opticity of overlayed colours to show what the out come would look like if those colours were then combined in a print.

I adapted this to my penguin image and gained an interesting affect which I think is very smart and before this lecture I would have had no idea of doing before.

Part two what is good

So, i hit a tiny bit of a boulder with my designwork as I had to consider a lot of things with my product being tattoos, pros, cons, legal (over 18), messages i'm sending out etc.

So I thought about why tattoos are good and why people have them etc.
Then conducted a series of interesting facts about tattoos which even i found
astonishing e.g. Urine use to be used in early ages of tattooing as a steraliser.



Then after gaining more facts I had a look at products which co existed with tattoos, after I decided on why tattoos are good.
I still need to abriviate it in my head so I can say what i mean in the right context which wont jeoparadize my intentions for the product.

traditonal tattoos are good when you think about what you want

i.e. message is think before you ink!
to avoid any regret.



It was at this stage i thought about producing a printed tshirt, which could be worn as though you had tattoos but you didn't. I adapted this idea from the sleeves that people buy, but I have made it in a more realistic fashion - the topman styled shirt.

T&G 3

In this workshop we started to work with paragraphs in comparison to earlier lectures in which we studied single words and then moved onto sentences.

Now we are looking at paragraphs, we were asked to open up a new document with 4 columns (landscape) with a 3cm gutter.

We were then given a strip of text in which we were asked to make fit to the column without using spaces or changing the typeface from arial.

I chose to alter the point size to begin with and make the justify they piece to block.

We then were asked to make a few more examples of different ways of doing this.

I then kerned the piece, changed the weight and also changed the leading and spacing to gain the desired outcome.

We then were asked to make the text more interesting and readable, from left to right, we were now allowed to change the typeface. I didn't have to change much as the work was already done, i just needed to pick a appropriate typeface which would benefit the decisions made earlier, which on the right i believe i did.

Finally we were asked to change the column widths, one average, one half the size and one twice the size, I found the first one easy, the second more of a challenge as the point size was to be made less in size but still needed to be bold and not look like lost type on a page. By altering the weight I think that I captured the attention the half column needed/needs.

I found the double sized column the mare, I found it rather hard to do this without changing the point size to something ridiculously big, I eventually settled on using a big leading which i don't think benefitted the type.