FDD 11.1 · FOUNDATIONS OF DIGITAL DESIGN

Page Layout Fundamentals

Directly reuses Unit 2's Documents & Artboards and Rulers/Guides/Grids skills—today is 'the same tools, a new job: laying out a whole page, not just one composition.
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Today's Key Terms

Keep these visible. We'll use every one of them today.
Margin
Gutter
Column
Hierarchy
Alignment
White Space (Negative Space)
Spread
Folio
1TARGET FOR TODAY

What You'll Be Able To Do

Identify core page-layout elements (margin, gutter, column, hierarchy, alignment) and apply them by building a labeled 3-column grid layout in Illustrator
STANDARD

Where This Fits

Not ACP-tested—post-certification enrichment
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Turn & Talk

Identify core page-layout elements (margin, gutter, column, hierarchy, alignment) and apply them by building a labeled 3-column grid layout in Illustrator What's the trickiest part of that, and why?
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