Page Layout

Page Layout Wk 09: Angled Layout and Colour

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The exercise follows the same formula as previous weeks, just rotate your grid 45 degrees.

Choosing colours

Select a colour you like, then go to Window > Colour Guide

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The colour guide assists with colour schemes.

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You will see some colour options. Scroll down to the 'Triad' colour options:

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Your triad colour scheme is what you will be using for your three colours

Transparency and Colour modes

Illustrator's colour modes work the same way as Photoshop's

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Just select your object and change the colour mode to suit. In this case, the colour mode

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Assignment:

Create 2xA4 Portrait Layouts. One using 6x6 grid, the other using golden mean. Rotate the layout 45 degrees.

Use a triad colour scheme to get three colours to use in your design.

Print for next week.