AT first glance, I was drawn to this Chapter Opener. The drama of the 4-color portion in the photo over the grayscale photo was impactful. So I appreciated the designers approach to how the photo was handled. My concern with this design is if you took the photos away, I would be lost when it comes to reading the type only. The typography design is a bit uncertain. I can see how the timeline is well organized, but I start to get worried that the Chapter Number and Title does not stand out enough, its too subtle. I worry about the readability of the Essential Question, What You Will Learn and the Section information. The video feature does not read to me as video. I read the triangle icon not as a PLAY button but I read it that there is more information on the next page.
On the 2nd Interior Spread, I see that the photo treatment is carried into this page. The chosen photo could be of any landscape. This does not speak Miners, Ranchers, and Railroads. I would pick a different photo. The Section Number and Title feels crammed in the shape. Also the lead-in text and Build Background looks very awkward in that white negative like space. I to see a clean grid to help organize the text better. The centered A heads and B heads, the indented first line on the first paragraph, and the wide space in between the 2 cols is not helping establish that grid system. It makes the grid feel very soft. It creates that white space that makes the page look messy. Tighten your Rag Right in your paragraphs. Also watch some awkward paragraph breaks that look like mistakes in the bottom of the left column, as well as hanging orphans on the top right column. These make your page look “messy”. The Cattle Kingdom is supposed to be an A Head, use the same consistent treatment for all A heads. Finally I would avoid Bold Italic for heads.
AT first glance, I was drawn to this Chapter Opener. The drama of the 4-color portion in the photo over the grayscale photo was impactful. So I appreciated the designers approach to how the photo was handled. My concern with this design is if you took the photos away, I would be lost when it comes to reading the type only. The typography design is a bit uncertain. I can see how the timeline is well organized, but I start to get worried that the Chapter Number and Title does not stand out enough, its too subtle. I worry about the readability of the Essential Question, What You Will Learn and the Section information. The video feature does not read to me as video. I read the triangle icon not as a PLAY button but I read it that there is more information on the next page.
ReplyDeleteOn the 2nd Interior Spread, I see that the photo treatment is carried into this page. The chosen photo could be of any landscape. This does not speak Miners, Ranchers, and Railroads. I would pick a different photo. The Section Number and Title feels crammed in the shape. Also the lead-in text and Build Background looks very awkward in that white negative like space. I to see a clean grid to help organize the text better. The centered A heads and B heads, the indented first line on the first paragraph, and the wide space in between the 2 cols is not helping establish that grid system. It makes the grid feel very soft. It creates that white space that makes the page look messy. Tighten your Rag Right in your paragraphs. Also watch some awkward paragraph breaks that look like mistakes in the bottom of the left column, as well as hanging orphans on the top right column. These make your page look “messy”. The Cattle Kingdom is supposed to be an A Head, use the same consistent treatment for all A heads. Finally I would avoid Bold Italic for heads.