• What did you learn?

For this project, I learned how to create paragraphs styles and use them to format large amounts of text in Adobe InDesign.

• What was easy?

The easiest part of this project was moving the text and images into InDesign.

• What was challenging?

One of the most challenging parts of this project was keeping track of the paragraph styles and determining where to use each style.

• How could your submission be improved?

My submission could be improved if the style was a bit less generic. However, I would still want to keep the design relatively simplistic so that it wouldn’t distract from the actual content of the book.

• How can the professor improve the assignment in the future?

I feel that the project works well as it is.

• How might you apply your knowledge in future assignments or work scenarios?

I will be able to apply what I have learned if I ever have future projects that require me to format large amounts of text over several pages.

• How did a specific reading, video, or example inspire or help you?

A specific reading that helped me was TypeTalk: How to Attract Attention With Pull Quotes. This reading helped me to make the pull quote stand out from the rest of the text.

For this project I decided to create a map of Tonawanda. I am pleased with how the map turned out. The process of creating this map wasn’t too difficult, but it was pretty time consuming because of the amount of roads in the area. The most difficult part of creating the map was getting the street names and symbols to be visible. Other than that I didn’t run into too many difficulties. I decided that the best way to get the symbols to stand out was to use colors that contrast with the background. I decided to go with red because it is very noticeable against the greens and blues of the map.

1. In this project, I learned how to utilize type in my designs.
2. The easiest part was deciding what content would be on the stamp.
3. The most challenging part was getting the type to fit in the design.
4. My submission could be improved by making borders on the edges of the stamps.
5. This assignment could be improved by requiring at least one stamp to include an original font.
6. I will apply the knowledge I gained from this project to future assignments by keeping in mind the importance of type as a design element.