I think this went down well because we all did the research.
We then had to show a piece of work we wanted feedback on, and I chose the 10 Things You Should Know About Graphic Design publication that I am working on. We walked around and wrote about each others work.
Here is the feedback I got:
- I like the black and white theme with accents - keeps it focused
- I like the overall concept, but I think a different font might look better
- Nice continuity throughout the book
- Very visually based, works well and communicates clearly
- Really well designed! The outcome should be screen-printed, it would look amazing.
I was a bit apprehensive as this is one of my first pieces of editorial design, and I didn't know what other people would think about it, but it is reassuring to see other people liked it.
However, I think it would be better if we could have asked questions we wanted to know about our work because there are specific things I'm not sure on, but I only really received positive feedback, rather than any mention of the things I don't think look good.
We also had some information to find out about, so I got the definitions of:
Measures
Greeking
(1) The approximation of text characters on a screen display. Greeking is often used by word processors that support a preview function. In previewmode, the word processor attempts to show what a document will look like when printed. Frequently, however, the graphics display capabilities of the monitor are not sufficient to show text at a small size. To give a general idea of what the text will look like and how page layout will appear, the word processor uses graphics symbols to approximate the text. These symbols suggest greek letters, hence the term greeking.
(2) The term greeking is also used to describe nonsense text inserted in a document to check a layout. This allows a layout artist to concentrate on the overall appearance of a page without worrying about the actual text that will be inserted later.
I never realised that the lines, like on my InDesign document here, or when you use 'Fill Placeholder Text' was called greeking.
Folio numbers
The term folio has three interconnected but distinct meanings in the world of books and printing. It is firstly a term for a common method of arranging sheets of paper into book form, folding the sheet only once, and a term for a book made in this way. Secondly it is a general term for a sheet, leaf or page in (especially) manuscripts and old books, and thirdly an approximate term for the size of a book, and for a book of this size.
Firstly a folio (abbreviated fo or 2°) is a book or pamphlet made up of one or more full sheets of paper, on each of which four pages of text are printed, two on each side; each sheet is then folded once to produce two leaves. Each leaf of a folio book thus is one half the size of the original sheet. Ordinarily, additional printed folio sheets would be inserted inside one another to form a group or "gathering" of leaves prior to binding the book.
Secondly "folio" is used in terms of page numbering for some books and most manuscripts that are bound but without page numbers as an equivalent of "page" (both sides), "sheet" or "leaf", using recto and verso to designate the first and second sides, and (unlike the usage in printing) disregarding whether the leaf concerned is actually physically still joined with another leaf. This usually appears abbreviated: "f26r." means the first side of the 26th leaf in a book. This will be on the right hand side of the opening of any book composed in a script that is read from left-to-right, such as Latin (as used in English), Cyrillic, or Greek, and will be opposite for books composed in a script that is read from right-to-left, such as Hebrew and Arabic.
Thirdly folio is also used as an approximate term for a size of book, typically about 15 inches (38 cm) tall, and as such does not necessarily indicate the actual printing format of the books, which may even be unknown as is the case for many modern books. Other common book formats are quarto and octavo, which are both also printing formats, involving two and three folds in the sheet respectively.
Famous folios (in both senses) include the Gutenberg Bible, printed in about 1455, and the First Folio collected edition of Shakespeare's plays, printed in 1623; however their actual size is rather different.
Ligatures
These are the most common ligatures, ff, fl, fi, ffi and ffl. A ligature is not simply two letters arbitrarily glued together. The two letters are crafted into a single letter (technically speaking a single glyph). Certain letter combinations are simply crying out for ligatures.
Let’s take, for example the combination of “f + i”: the letter “f” in both its lower-case and upper-case forms is top heavy; look at that overhang! In the example to your left, notice how the overhang of the “f” overlaps the “i” dot (tittle). Combining the “f” and “i” into a single glyph makes the “f” look that much more stable. It’s not going to fall over, because it’s using the “i” as a crutch. The overhang of the “f” (theterminal) also doubles as the dot of the “i”. You could say that ligatures are natural letter-friends.
Interesting type fact!
The most common ligature is the “&” (ampersand). This was originally a combination of the letters “e” and “t”, et, the Latin for “and”. However, the ampersand is generally no longer considered to be a ligature — but that’s how it started out.
The most common ligature is the “&” (ampersand). This was originally a combination of the letters “e” and “t”, et, the Latin for “and”. However, the ampersand is generally no longer considered to be a ligature — but that’s how it started out.
Rules and Boxes
Rule: A thin metal strip of various widths and designs, used to print borders or lines, as between columns.
Box: (1) In graphical user interfaces, a box is an enclosed area, resembling awindow, on the screen. Unlike windows, however, you generally cannot move or resize boxes.
Rule: A thin metal strip of various widths and designs, used to print borders or lines, as between columns.
Box: (1) In graphical user interfaces, a box is an enclosed area, resembling awindow, on the screen. Unlike windows, however, you generally cannot move or resize boxes.
There are many different types of boxes. For example, dialog boxes are boxes that request some type of information from you. Alert boxes are boxes that suddenly appear on the screen to give you information. Boxes can also be small rectangular icons that control windows. Zoom boxes, for example, enable you to make a window larger or smaller.
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