Test Your Skills 2

Test Your Skills

Quiz: What Makes A Designing In Thirds Page?

Designing in thirds pages are a versatile group, but what binds them together as a design is the one-third/two-thirds background. So, to identify a Designing In Thirds page, look at the background.

Here are the four background possibilities to look for:

Two-thirds photo and one-third paper (classic)
Two-thirds paper and one-third photo (used less often, but can be striking!)
Two-thirds paper1 and one-third paper2 (often combines plain with patterned paper)
Two-thirds photo1 and one-third photo2 (rare—hard to pull off well.)

Challenge!

Look at each of the following page backgrounds and decide if it’s a Designing In Thirds page.

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Digging Deeper

Let’s take a closer look at the last example. Here’s how the template started—a one-third/two-thirds page with both sections filled with paper.

I decided to move the larger section to the middle. Is that OK? Yes! It’s still two-thirds of the page, just in a different location. Since the two sections aren’t “classically” orientated, it may be a little harder to recognize the Designing In Thirds background.

Remember, if you don’t feel comfortable with the more subtle Designing In Thirds backgrounds, stick with the tried and true easy-to-recognize backgrounds!

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