Layout
Design
What is layout design?
Actually a layout
design is a replication done on valuations that is planned entirely for a location.
The use of layout designs in technical domain like engineering make the layout
reflects the same behaviour as their locations. The
designing of layout is quite intricate and it may most probably take almost a
year to design it.
Importance of layout design in multimedia.
Effective
layout has these attributes:
1. Focus – Focus means where
the user need to look first
This picture demonstrates an example of focus. The font size
of the “A MIRACLE” shows us that we should focus on it first.
2. Flow - The eye runs easily
and logically by a clear and visible path through the surface, locating components
in the suitable order for their practice.
In this diagram the yellow colour shows us that we should start reading
from there and the arrows clearly indicate which step to read or to go next.
This shows this diagram has a good flow.
3. Grouping: Elements
that are sensibly linked usually has a perfect visual relationship. Unlinked items are generally separated; Linked
items are normally grouped together.
This example here
shows a good grouping.
4. Alignment: The elements
usually have matched location, so they are easy to be arranged.
This diagram shows that these
elements have matched location thus it is easy to arrange them.
5. Emphasis: Based on their relative significance the elements are
emphasized
The diagram shows you how they emphasise on an element. They made the
publisher the specific element to stand out.
6. Consistency: Identical
pages uses alike layout, so the users always feel directed.
The diagram shows that even the layout design of the blog changes with
time it’s consistency remains the same.
7. Balance: Across the
surface the content seem to be consistently circulated
The diagram shows a balance in the
layout design. It has a balance in text, alignment ,shapes and colour.
8. Easy to scan: Just by a
glance the users can find the content they are looking for.
The diagram above
is an example of an easy to scan layout design. People can easily see the
numbers.
.
Types of layout design.
1. Fixed position layout
Between the changing resources, the
changed resource does not move in a fixed position layout.
Apparatus, equipment, plant and folks
who do the processing move as necessary because the invention or client is
either:
(i)Too
big
(ii)Too elusive
(iii) or the movement of objects
The diagram above shows an example
of a fixed position layout.
2. Process
Layout
Alike
processes or processes with alike requirements are situated together in a
process layout because:
(i)It
is appropriate to assemble them together or
(ii) Transforming resource
utilization is upgraded
During the process altered items of
clients have different requirements thus they may take unalike paths.
In process layout the flow can be
very difficult.
The diagram shows a process layout.
It shows that during the process different items of consumer have different
requirements thus taking different paths.
3. Cell layout
The changed resources incoming the
action move into a cell where all the altered resources it needs is situated in
a cell layout.
After processing in the cell, the
altered resource can dispatch to another cell in the process or it may be a completed
item or package.
Every cell can be organized in
either a product or process layout.
The difficult flow seen in a process
layout is tried to bring in order by the cell type layout.
This diagram shows a process layout brought into order by a cell type
layout.
4. Product layout
The changed resources passes a queue
of processes that has been prearranged in a product layout.
The flow is perfect, probable and
easy to control.
Grid system in graphic design
In
graphic design, the grid system is a technique of arranging content on a page,
by making use of any grouping of rows, columns and margins. With column of text
and images in magazine layout and newspaper grid system is usually seen. A
steady look and feel can be achieved by using a grid or a group of grids across
a whole project. The grid is invisible in a completed product, but the latter
helps in the creation of fruitful web and print layouts.
The
diagram above shows the use of the grid system in a layout design. In this
diagram it helps the user to align the text properly.
Conclusion
After researching and
studying on this topic I actually found out that there are real techniques of
how to design a good layout design. Without studying and evaluating this
research any user would think that layout design is just the alignment of text
and graphic but it is way more than that. While researching I even found out
newspapers and magazines uses the grid layout and this is what contributes to
their success as it helps the reader to have a better, easier and more
appealing view. It also makes the newspaper and magazine user friendly to read.
While doing this research I found out that layout design is essential in our
life and if people don’t use layout design for their works it would have been a
real mess resulting in lot of problems like incomprehension for readers of a
document or even a newspaper or magazine.
Reference
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ReplyDelete1. No citation added in your report, so which reference does it refer to?
2. After given 1 chance, you still did not use the referencing format, so no mark is given to this part then.
3. No figure number, no caption in the report, do you know how to add these?
4. Suggest to have more elaboration and explanation in the report, do you think some parts are just too brief?
5. The examples used are appropriate, but it can be better if you have more details
6. The content is well-organized, but will be better if you can number them
7. in a formal report, you should avoid using 'you..' 'we...' 'I...' , should use 3rd person writing in literature, do you know how?
8. In the conclusion part, you should further elaborate with some facts to show your understanding and new thoughts
9. So there is no explanation on how this new knowledge be applied in your assignment 2? Please write about this in a section in assignment 2 on how layout was applied based on your background study, tell us in your presentation.