For this assignment, we were required to create a small booklet in a group of 3. We could use one typeface from the server, and one had to be one of the typefaces created by a fellow classmate with FontStruct. We were given the text, but we had to use InDesign to create a grid and input the type to fit within 16 pages.
I worked in a group of 3 to create a small book. We were given a short story and we used Abel typeface and Dark Airy, one created by a classmate. Our finished book was 16 pages and we created it using a grid in InDesign.
This was my first time working as a team for a design project. As a Marketing major, I do a lot of team projects, so I wasn’t expecting it to be too difficult for me. It was definitely different working on a design project rather than a business one in a group because everyone wants their designs to make the final cut. As a group, we decided what typefaces we wanted to use, and both on our own as well altogether worked to fit the text to fit within 16 pages.
The most important decision we made for this project was the typeface. We picked both after reading the story and found ones we thought fit the mood. The story teetered between morbid and hopeful, so we picked Dark Airy as our header text, a darker, bolder font. Abel was a simpler font that was better for blocks of text. We then had to decide how we wanted to structure the text and how to align it so there were no one-liners or awkward spacing.
As I mentioned, we picked typefaces that coincided with the mood of our story and kept the storyline text very simple. The design enhances the content because the positioning of the text on each page is arranged to be easier to read and the Dark Airy typeface creates an illusion of mystery.
