alignment & vector art
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Alignment & Vector Art9/12/13
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SOFTER SENSE OF LINE STRONGER SENSE OF LINE
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Typographic Alignment
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Justified
Makes a clean, even shape on page
Best when you have a lot of text
Used often in magazines, newspapers, and other publications (not web)
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CenteredFormal & classical
Organic shape on page
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Flush left (ragged right)Follows natural flow of language
Avoids spacing problems of justified text
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Flush right (ragged left)
Departure from familiar reading progression
Makes for effective captions, sidebars, and marginal notes
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Purpose of alignmentTo UNIFY & ORGANIZE the page
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Good rule of thumb: Every type element on the page should be aligned with at least one other type element
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Vector ArtOne of the two major types of 2D art
Images made up of many individual, scalable objects
Always high quality because it is resolution independent
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When is it used?
Logos
Shapes
Maps
Illustrations
Icons/Symbols
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