for this week you will be making thumbnail sketches that depict as accurately as possible the layout of very single page of your book. think of this as a sort of 'storyboard' plan. it's a straightforward process with the following steps:
- work out your physical page size/proportion.
- figure out exactly which specific images and text will be included (in this case your song titles & lyrics will make up the majority of your text).
- develop a grid (fixed margins, columns, rows, etc.) that will keep your content organized and navigable. remember that you will want to achieve both consistency and variation from page to page.
- think about telling a story with your content, about creating drama, rhythm and sense with your sequencing and layouts.
- create thumbnails sketches of your entire book. the more accurate you are with the thumbnails (cleaner drawing, more specific image & copy amount representation), the less time you will spend working out the final pages.
i want TWO full sets of thumbnails from everybody. those who are comfortable working in adobe indesign may begin there; we will be going over indesign in class next week. thumbnails may be drawn or printed.
stay tuned for the specific classroom number we'll be meeting at.
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