Obeying the Rules  Fundamental Guidelines to Using Type
Project Description:   One 26-panel wire-bound booklet that explain basic rules
governing type usage.
Project Objective:   To document guidelines by showing both correct and incorrect examples of type usage.
Media:  White paper
Profile of Target Audience:  Graphic Design Students, Graphic Designers.
Take-Away Message:  Type is an essential ingredient in graphic design. But to properly use type, one must first understand the guidelines that govern legibility, readability and aesthetics.
Tone or Feel: Organized, friendly and easy to read.
Size and Format:
You have 2 choices:
Vertical—Folded: 5.5” x 8.5” Unfolded: 11” x 8.5”
OR
Horizontal—Folded: 8.5” x 5.5” Unfolded: 17” x 5.5”
Scope of Project (Outline of Contents):
Obeying the Rules
Fundamental Guidelines to Using Type
Specifications:  Up to 2 Colors + Black including gray
26 panels (pages) including:
front & back cover				2 panels
inside covers				2 panels
table of contents				1 panel
intro						1 panel
19 separate “rule” page designs	19 panels
epilogue page				1 panel
brief and grade page			2 panel
total:					28 panels
The core of your booklet will be the “rule” panels — each containing a typographic rule, or guideline, along with visual examples displaying both incorrect and correct applications (using “example text”) of that rule.

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