2. Layout and composition

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Graphic Design 

lesson 2: layout and composition 

Take the time to really think about your answers. Giving it a go and trying even when you don't know will help your learning and memory. Answers like 'IDK' won't help you at all. 

language support 

Knowing these words will help you understand the lesson: 
1.  Those two items are related. 
2. The arrows help you navigate the path. 
3. Her speed was consistant; the same throughout the run. 

4. These two parts are the same weight. They are equal. 

5. This is an eye catching bunch of flowers! 
6. The car is aesthetic (feels and looks good), but not practical. 
7. The poster was aesthetic, but the content was bad.
8. When you emphasise something, you make it stand out.   

op laten vallen 

een weg vinden 

verwant/ in verband staan 

Hoe mooi iets lijkt

gelijk

steeds hetzelfde 

inhoud

1.related

2.navigate 

consistant

equal 

eye catching/ stand out 

aesthetic 

content  

How many words did you know?

subject vocabulary 

The next video will use the subject words. Count how many you think you already know.

Which word is new to you?

00:55

The word proximity means nearness or closeness

01:35

Negative space, is the space on a paper that you don't use. It is usually white. 

Somtimes you can play tricks with the white space. Look closely at the N in this work: 

02:44

Without good alignment, your work can feel ........................

1. contrasted
2. disorganised
3. eye catching
4. consistant

03:47

Hierarchy shows the viewer where to begin and where to go ....

04:21

Using repetition is a way of being

1. consistant
2. creative
3. cluttered
4. content

03:47

You can create contrast with.......

1. colour
2. shape
3. weight
4. all answers are correct

03:47

contrast can help you.....

1. catch the reader's eye
2. create emphasis
3. repeat something
4. outer margins

02:44

Good alignment makes it easier to ....................... your work.

1. find
2. navigate
3. eye catch
4. content

What is used very creatively in
these illustrations?

1. proximity
2. alignment
3. white space
4. contrast

If done in the right way,
not aligning something can
help you....................something

1. emphasise
2. delete
3. navigate
4. repeat

What do you need
when your work
feels cluttered

1. more white space
2. more proximity
3. more contrast
4. more repetition

What is 'bad' in this
work?

1. the contrast
2. the repitition
3. the alignment

What is repeated
very well in this
infographic?

1. shape
2. colour
3. size
4. weight

The '11' is very clear in
this poster because of

1. repetition
2. balance
3. alignment
4. contrast

The contrast is
created by

1. colour
2. shape
3. weight
4. proximity

Wat denk je dat 'margin' is?

1. De ruimte de je leeg houdt aan de randen van je bestand
2. Een lijst voor om een foto
3. Een magere vorm van kunst

This image best shows the word

1. colour
2. alignment
3. proximity
4. equal

Which tips will help you most in your own design?

how to use alignment

how to use repetition

how to use white space

how to use contrast

how to use proximity

write down some new words you remember from this lesson: