GDES-315 spring 2023 / David Ramos, American University Design
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Type hierarchy and grids workshop
February 13 / February 16
Monday
- Assess and discuss the GGWash site for Publishing systems
Reading
- On Web Typography, ch. 1 (“How We Read”) and ch. 2 (“How Type Works”)
- Liz Stinson, Low-tech Magazine’s Solar-Powered Website is Rewriting the Rules of Web Design
- Figma Guide to Prototyping
Thursday
- Studio/critique
- For Publishing systems, share conceptual direction for your design, and show three proposals for design direction/color/type solutions (as style tiles, moodboards, or type samples and swatches).