Study references, sketch several ideas, build a poster, and improve its reading order.
What you will learn.
Develop the existing ten-layout Round 1 project with credited references, ten sketches, complete supplied copy, and a checked export.
Before you begin.
Reuse the ten black-and-white originals begun in Make text easy to read. Also use Understand letters and fonts, Use space and line things up, and Choose fonts that work together. Work in your C27 Academy Figma Design file. The historical practice copy stays unchanged.
Learn the concept.
From a sketch to a poster
Words to know.
Thumbnail sketch
A small rough drawing used to compare layouts quickly.
A small early sketch
Frame
The area containing one screen or design in a design tool.
A boundary for content
Subheading
A smaller heading for part of the message.
The next level of heading
Resolution
The amount of image detail, which matters when relating pixels to print size.
Image detail for its intended size
The idea in practice
See a worked example.
Watch the silent sketching as well as the narration.
For exampleNotice where the pencil puts the headline before the digital work begins.
Keep the actual text beside your work.
For exampleKeep the required poster words beside your sketches.
Compare the first and later layouts at a readable size.
For exampleCompare which word stands out first in the early and later versions.
One-layout demonstration within Round 1. Start with a thumbnail showing a large heading and two text groups. Build that one idea using the full historical copy, then compare it at the final size and check each line. Repeat the process until the same project has ten distinct layouts; the demonstration alone is not completion.
