semiotics // website design // 2.18

in class
small group crits on wireframes – select a direction for design phase.

refine wireframes. post finished wireframes (home pg and interior pg) to your blog. 

homework
wireframe refinement as needed: develop a high-fidelity wireframe for your home page and interior page and post to your blog. you can design it in illustrator or render by hand. 

page designs: based on your single wireframe for your interior page (semiotics content), produce four tight (and distinctly different looking) design sketches indicating type, color, and image choices. don't worry about the homepage layout right now.

page size: 1000 pixels wide by 600

typefaces: we will be accessing typekit fonts eventually, so take a look at those and work with type that's in the ballpark of what you want to use (ex: a bold slab at 60 pt or an italic serif at 18 pt)

spend about 45 min on each sketch.

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