Lay-Out and Design – Page 8 – The Yearbook Ladies

Category: Lay-Out and Design

“L is for Leading” – Make your text look professional!

Leading (rhymes with heading) is the vertical space between each line of text. Typically we leave that set to “auto,” but there are times when playing with leading can have interesting results. Increase the leading to open up the space...continue reading

“K is for Kerning” – Get your text looking perfect!

Kerning is another technical word that dates back to days of manual type setting (yes, even before typewriters). Each letter had its own metal frame and so letters couldn't overlap at all. Today--what, with all those new-fangled computers and stuff--we...continue reading

“K is for Knowledge” – Knowing what NOT to do is just as valuable

In the words of G. I. Joe, "Knowledge is Power". This includes the knowledge of what NOT to do as well. We're filling these cards up with yearbooks do's, here are 7 yearbook don'ts: Don't put faces or text across...continue reading