Print Design Rules | Art

LI: To build an understanding in all the rules and areas of Print Design.

Today we were looking at the areas of the print design rules. There are four areas: Composition, Layout, Colour & Text.
Definition of each area:
Composition - The balance of the texts and images.
Layout - Organising the text content to make the content easy to understand and read.
Colour - Using colours that are legible to make the DLO appealing.
Text - The pick of text, colour, fonts that make the piece of writing appealing.

We did an activity were we had to note the differences between the four photos on one area. There are two sections which are the good and bad. The bad version is a poster that has somethings wrong with it, depending on what the area of the print design is. My group had finished noting most of the problems in the document.

After that first activity we were thinking of two rules of each area in the print design in our groups. We then had to share our ideas with the class. Together we picked the two most important rules and now have to follow them. My group came up with:
Composition:
- Make sure that the photos you put in the DLO relate to the text/topic.
- Ensure that there is an even amount of images to go with the text.
Layout:
- Make sure you have taken up most of the space.
- Have a margin and the things you add onto your DLO is aligned.
Colour:
- Make sure your choice of colours go together.
- Have legible colours for your text.
Text:
- Make sure the text is aligned with each other.
- Stick with the same kind of font, text & colour.

At the end our class picked: Composition: Have a balance of pictures and sentences, use images that relate to the text. Layout: Have margins and align the text and images, use most of the space. Colour: Don't use clashing colour (use a harmonic colour scheme), use contrasting backgrounds and foreground colours. Text: Keep consistent fonts and sizes, make sure the text is legible.