Module 3 · Recipe: Grids and Hierarchy
Reading: Hierarchy and the Grid
Objectives
- 3.1 Explain three ways to create typographic hierarchy by setting one line of your own recipe three ways. (Course Competency 2; Understand)
This assignment measures Module Objective 3.1, which supports Course Competency 2.
Overview
Hierarchy decides what a reader sees first. This reading covers kerning, tracking, line spacing and the grid.
Instructions
Read
- Lupton, E. (2010). Thinking with type (2nd ed.). Princeton Architectural Press.: pp. 103 to 171, with attention to the kerning, tracking and line-spacing examples.
- Open alternative: Typography Handbook (open textbook, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), the chapters on spacing and hierarchy; and Baseline, Grid Systems.
Submit
Choose one line of the recipe you will use in this project. Set it three times in InDesign, each time creating hierarchy a different way (for example, placement, leading, weight). Export one PNG with the three versions and label each with the method used and one sentence on what now reads first.
AI use
No AI use. Log “No AI used.” Record every use in your AI-use log. Gemini is used only with your Maricopa account.
How it is scored
| Criterion | Objective | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Three versions, each using a different hierarchy method | 3.1 | 3 |
| Each labeled with what reads first and why | 3.1 | 2 |
| Total | 5 | |
Due
Due in Canvas: Thursday, February 18, 12:00 p.m. Arizona time
Hard close: Friday, February 19, 12:00 p.m. Arizona time. Work submitted after the due time and before the hard close loses 10 percent. Nothing is accepted after the hard close.