OK... imagine this. You are now an entry-level designer at a newspaper and you have an article to design and layout. You can find the copy in my public/ART321 Viscom II folder (happinesscopy.rtf). This is another design using only type. Again, the intent is to create a design stops the reader of a newspaper as they flip through the paper. You have about 1 to 3 seconds to achieve this task. The information, once you have the viewer stopped should be inviting and readable. Again, there is a lot of copy that you have to organize and utilize in your design. The original designer did some interesting typographic gymnastics in their layout, which is why I chose this assignment for you (OK, that was to screw with your head - can't help myself).
Specs are in the rft copy: Newspapers are typically set up in a 6 column grid. (Go get a St. Louis Post Dispatch and measure it out if you don't believe me) This article isn't a full page though - I think it utilizes only 4 of the 6 columns on the page. 2-color - black and one spot. Is this making sense? Ask or measure yourself.
This layout is due laser printed on Monday 23rd. Scale to fit on an 11 x 17" paper. When you print your layout, print it with the grids turned on in the print dialog box. I want to see your grids from this point forward. Some of you are refusing to embrace the grid. I know who you are. 6 hour budget.
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