Now that we've covered various types of grids and
why to use them, it's time to put your knowledge to the test.
This is a quick 20-minute challenge to see what you remember about
using the typographic grid to organize and make sense of information.
In this creative challenge, you have a choice of designing a poster or
a web page.
The purpose is to inform the general public about good nutrition,
specifically the value of eating fruits and vegetables.
In the exercise files for this movie, you'll find a folder with more than
30 images of fruits and vegetables that you can choose from.
You can use as many or as few images as you wish, and you may crop or resize them.
You'll also find a Word document with the text for this creative challenge.
You must use all of the text in the Word document.
Use whatever software you are most comfortable with.
You can also choose whatever typefaces you feel would be appropriate for
this project.
I suggest that you keep your type choices simple,
maybe even stick with one type family.
If you choose to design a poster, keep it vertical and
make it a tabloid size, that is 11 by 17 inches.
If you choose to design a web page, you can choose any standard,
accepted dimension, such as 1,024 pixels by 768 pixels.
If you are a screen-based designer, you know that these dimensions are in flux and
the subject of debate, but let's just use the dimensions for
the purpose of this challenge.
Your web design can scroll down as needed.
The main goal for this challenge is to create a grid of elements and
text that makes sense for the content.
Your grid should be logical.
It should make the content easy for the reader or viewer to understand.
Use your space well.
See what you can get done in 20 minutes.
Remember the many examples of grids that we've covered in this chapter.
And keep in mind that there's no single right way to make this work.
There are many possible, successful solutions to this creative challenge.
I hope you will check out the next video, where I'll show you my solution for
this 20-minute challenge.