Create the delivery document
File > New; 1080 x 1080; RGB; sRGB
Correct square canvas opens with guidesBuild the launch graphic
How can photograph and type share one reading path?
70-minute route
Hook · decode · mechanism · demonstration · guided work · checkpoint · exit
Opening task
Compare readable and unreadable text-over-image examples; locate the value conflict and busiest region.
Silent first
Students commit to one observation before discussion.
Create the delivery document
Place and crop the photograph
Control the text-safe value
Transfer the type system
Place the wordmark
Learning focus
1080 square setup, Place Embedded, Smart Objects, crop, subject position, masks, clipped Curves, safe area, type hierarchy and mark placement.
- Explain the key idea accurately
- Apply it in today's build or inquiry
- Save evidence at the checkpoint
Create the delivery document
Place and crop the photograph
Control the text-safe value
Transfer the type system
Place the wordmark
How it actually works
The image creates subject and mood while type supplies precise meaning. Crop and tonal control reserve space so both systems can perform their jobs.
Create the delivery document
Place and crop the photograph
Control the text-safe value
Transfer the type system
Place the wordmark
Demonstration · first moves
Place and crop the photograph
File > Place Embedded > Free Transform
Subject is clear and a calm type zone remainsControl the text-safe value
Clipped Curves with mask
Type zone gains contrast without flattening the whole imageGuided work · next moves
Transfer the type system
Named editable text layers
Headline, essential detail and action match the style tilePlace the wordmark
Smart Object or editable group
Mark appears once at a stable scale and positionRun phone-size and grayscale tests
Fit Screen plus temporary Black & White
Hierarchy survives reduced size and without hueSupport and extension
Support
Use the supplied safe-area guides and recommended crop for the selected client.
Extension
Create a second crop with a different focal relationship while preserving the same brand system.
Checkpoint and exit
Checkpoint
A peer can identify the headline, key detail and action in five seconds; all image, type and mark roles remain editable.
Exit question
What did you change in the photograph so the words could do their job?