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LAYOUT
LAYOUT
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Layout is… It is the process
of planning and
arranging in
the make-up or the
detail something
window dressing of such as a
a page newspaper to be
reproduced.
Layout is…
balanced makeup.
It is composition or placement of
elements of design, as figures,
forms, or colors, in such a manner
as to produce an aesthetically
pleasing or harmoniously
integrated whole.
TYPES OF LAYOUT
SYMMETRICAL BALANCE
(formal)
REPETITION (Consistency) –
Repeated action, performance,
production, or presentation creates
identity.
PRINC IPLES of LAYOUT
CONTRAST
creates interest by providing variety
in the design.
Size Weight Position Shape Color
PRINC IPLES of LAYOUT
HARMONY
not competing, no clutter, there
should be one dominant point of
interest.
PRINC IPLES of LAYOUT
EMPHASIS
usually the focal point in a page. It
could be done by varying the size,
the color, shapes or background.
Emphasis is the quality that draws
your attention to a certain part of a
design or layout.
PRINC IPLES of LAYOUT
CHOICE
“To layout a page is a
matter of PERSONAL
TASTE. There are no
criteria set for it.
Therefore, the staff may
experiment freely on
page makeup until they
get the pattern
acceptable to them.”
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