Typography Constraint Timeline

Program: Adobe InDesign

Objective

Given some information, this process is shown to design a series of 7 different layouts in a constrained size, but each layout has a set of restricted parameters to accomplish the design approach. Working within this project, these processes reveals my skills in placing, aligning, and designing with the given information in 7 different formats.

Constraints 1 and 2:

Sketches

Layout Designs 1

One Size One Weight—Black/White Only

Layout Designs 2

One Size Two Weights—Black/White Only 

Constraints 3 and 4:

Sketches

Layout Designs 3

Any Size, Any Weight Using Lines/Line Segments—Black/White Only 

Layout Designs 4

Any Size, Any Weight Using Reversed (white on black) Type Blocks—Black/White Only

Constraints 5 and 6:

Sketches

Layout Designs 5

Any Size, Any Weight Using Color

Layout Designs 6

Experimental Using Only Black/White

Constraint 7:

Sketches

Layout Designs 7

Free Use of Chosen Elements Plus Images

Final Choices & Adjustments: