Square One provides a quick, modular method for students to learn basic design — allowing them to create spreads in minutes while mastering spacing and hierarchy in a single session. Find more Square One resources on YBD.
Steps for Square One:
1. Brainstorm: Students start by identifying the main topic and brainstorming related stories using a webbing sheet, determining dominant, secondary and tertiary coverage packages.
2. Conceptualize: Use a Square One grid pad and separators to plan the layout, focusing on how to design with a dominant element and then level down.
3. Design: Activate separator templates and mods in eDesign, arrange your copy and photos, update fonts and colors, then proof your spreads before submission. Or, hit the easy button and start with full-spread Square One templates. Students will quickly grasp the idea of modular layouts.
