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## Basics of typography, grids and layout (GD1)

Parametric design for print and web

Start March 29th 2021 • 2 weeks • $345

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This workshop offers two weeks of analysing typography and layouts in existing publications. Then take the resulting rules into possible variations. Study the basics of responsive layouts and generative design. What makes good typography? What is the influence of various media on text?

Example exercises

• Collect representative publications and analyse the structure of their content and measurements;
• Define rules and visual dependencies;
• Design variations, e.g. what happens if the page size changes?
• Learn the behaviour of grids in relation to typography.

Completion of workshops Basic coding in Python #1, Basic coding in Python #1 and Coding simple scripted tools is recommended but not required.

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