Hierarchy & Grid: Top 5 Albums of 2021
In this assignment, our class was given the challenge of using given information and formatting it using a hierarchy and a five-column grid structure. Now there are many ways in which a designer can tackle this grid, but personally, I found a few methods effective.
First, my main plan of attack was to allow the respective albums and their information to breathe while also following an orderly pattern. In order to effectively navigate the compositions as a reader, the columns had to be numbered and organized.
Second, another method I found effective was adequate font selection and dispersion. Mrs. Eaves was the required font our class had to use, so that meant getting creative with the different styles the Mrs. Eaves font family has to offer. Also, to create even more contrast and to differ from just simply changing the sizes of the fonts, I decided to use the color difference as a design tool to strengthen the hierarchy.
Lastly, I used shapes and lines to enhance the composition and the hierarchy. For example, in Figure 2 I desired a composition in which more shapes and lines were used. In that composition, I allowed contrast to become the focus, while also using rectangles and bold lines to guide the viewer's eye.
Typographic Information for the following compositions:
*All fonts belong to the “Mrs. Eaves” font family.
- Figure 1- Title Text- (Large “5”) OT Italic 610pt, (Top Best Albums) Roman All Small Caps 85pt, (Of) Roman All Small Caps 65pt, (2021) OT Bold Italic 84pt
Subtitles- (Numbers) OT Italic 51pt, (Album Names) Roman All Small Caps 11pt, (Artist Names) Roman Small Caps 10pt
Body Text- Roman Lining- 10pt, Bold Italic- 14/16, Roman 11pt
- Figure 2- Title-Roman Lining 68/82, (Large “5”) roman Lining 259pt
Subtitles- (Album Names) Bold Italic 14 pt, (Scores) OT Bold 12pt
Body Text- OT Roman 10pt
- Figure 3- Title- (“FIVE”) Roman Small Caps 136/120, (“Top”) Roman Small Caps 59pt, (“Albums…”) Roman Small Caps 65pt
Subtitles- (Numbers) Roman All Small Caps 30pt, (Album Names) Bold Italic 13pt, (Artist Names) Bold 13pt, (Scores) Roman All Petite 10pt,
Body Text- Roman 11pt.
