I am at last getting a chance to look through your layouts and liking what I see very much! I am especially impressed with the thoughtful combinations of type faces and sizes - something many designers miss.
Somethings I've noticed in many documents:
~ Far too many FRRL paragraphs. Keep your same layout but flush left those paragraphs. It will be far more readable and hold the grid just fine - trust me!
~ While you don't need to fuss with line breaks in the text type yet, do give thought to line breaks in your headlines and subheads. It's fine to have short lines next to long lines but the contrast shouldn't be extreme. Try inserting soft returns to make your two-line heads more cohesive.
~ Headers provide a great opportunity to bring color into a layout, so reconsider those black headlines.
~ Now is the time to set paragraph styles! Put your cursor on type that is formatted the way you like, open the Paragraph Styles box, and create a new style (looks like the Create Swatch icon). Give it a meaningful name. Now you can instantly make global revisions, such as increasing or decreasing the text size throughout the document.
~ Many pages look thin on content. Sure, white space can be elegant, but work in more content gracefully to display your skill as a designer.
- Liz
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