On Typography: Herbert Bayer

Booklet Layout Design

Project Details: Typography, Layout Design

Year: Fall 2025

Project Overview: Referencing graphic designer Herbert Bayer’s design philosophy in “On Typography,” create a 10-page layout design that would replicate the conditions that he specified as being good design. Then, research Jan Tchichold’s essay “The Principles of the New Typography,” to create a second layout design based on Tchichold’s principles.

Software Used: Adobe InDesign