Designing with Type and Hierarchy

  I understand that with hierarchy there are so many ways to manipulate and play around with it. There is never just one or few ways to organize a layout. 

  I feel like designs without images are more easier and harder to do at the same time. On one hand you don't have to worry about the image matching the flat colors of the rest of the design but then it challenges you to create a design that pops more than an image would. I've never really noticed flyers not having images in them. 

  The objective of the design was to design an LATTC flyer with only one font with varying font weights and point sizes depending on the page. I felt like I could've done better as far as adding contrast for 2 of my pages but I am really proud of all of them.

  One of my challenges similar to the last project I made was trying to think of more than one way of organizing my layout. Though there were fewer art boards do make different layouts more, I think I need to start practicing different ways I can organize my layouts creatively and intentionally. 

Monogram

    What I have learned so far in this class is that everything needs to be legible and intentional! I had this information repeated in my head while working on this assignment and though I had some areas that needed work, I feel like I understand the principles well. 

    One of my challenges where creating different letter placements for each art board, especially with using a very stylized font. I couldn't reverse or rotate my letters too much because of how weird I thought it would look like, so the only way I could make my letters different is by changing the size and the colors, as well as adding other elements. While I did use clipping masks in my monograms, I feel like i still need some practice with them. I've worked with clipping masks before on my preferred art application, Medibang Paint, so I get the functions of it. I'm excited to get to know the Adobe Ecosystem though as I get more into this major.

Typography

Today I learned that the art of Typography is a science. As graphic designers that are barely starting our journeys, we have to take into account of everything that goes into a font such as typeface anatomy, how spaced out your letters are (Tracking), the space between certain letters (Kerning), what type of font you're using depending on the occasion, and what kind of fonts go well together. There are so many things to look out for even if you're making a small presentation for your science class. 

I have an eye for making things prim and perfect, using appropriate pre-made slideshow templets for assignments and just making my presentation look so good, that it makes up for most of my grade. I believe everyone should have at least have basic knowledge in typography in order to understand the use of fonts

My favorite font is definitely Montserrat. I tend to use that font whenever I need to do a presentation for class and it's my go-to font because the softness of the font. I consider it a "business casual" font.