200 words discussion about document design due in 8 hrs from now

Document  Design   English  202C  

Goals  of  Document  Design     •  to  make  a  good  impression  on  readers   •  to  help  readers  understand  the  structure  and  hierarchy   of  the  informa9on   •  to  help  readers  find  the  informa9on  they  need   •  to  help  readers  understand  the  informa9on   •  to  help  readers  remember  the  informa9on    

Does  this   2lyer  meet   the   requirement s  for  good   document   design?    

Planning  Design   •  Analyze  your  audience  and  purpose.   •  Determine  your  resources.   •  Consider  the  following:   •  paper  size   •  typeface  preferences   •  color  preferences   •  text  direc9on  

Four  Principles  of  Design  

• proximity   • alignment   • repe99on   • contrast  

Proximity  organizes  this  image:    

Alignment  organizes  this  image:    

Repetition  organizes  this  image:    

Contrast  clari2ies  this  image:    

  Different  typefaces   make  different  impressions:     This paragraph is typed in Monotype Corsiva typeface.

You are unlikely to see this style of font in a technical document because it is too ornate and too hard to read.

This paragraph is Times Roman, an effective typeface for text in the body of technical documents.

This paragraph is Tahoma, which has a modern, high-tech look. It is best suited for headings and titles in technical documents.

Case  affects  readability:     Lowercase  leDers  are  easier  to  read:     Individual variations are greater in lowercase words THAN THEY ARE IN UPPERCASE WORDS.

• Fonts  (size  and  number  within  one   document)   • Color  (number  of  colors  within  one   document)   • Clip  art   • White  Space   • Margins  

Other  Considerations:  

Fundraising     Flyer:    Is  this   effective?  

Employee  Bene2its:    Bad   Example  

Employee   Bene2its:   Good   Example  

Menu  from  a   local   restaurant:     What  advice   would  you   give  them?    

Restaurant  Menu:  Good   Example  

Graphic  Example  for  the   General  Reader:  Newspaper  

Overcomplicated  Flowchart?  

Effective  Line  Drawing?  

Overcomplicated  Logic  Tree?   Logic  trees  can  be  helpful,  but  only  when  they  don’t  make  a  simple  ques9on  difficult.  

HVAC  Diagram   This  graphic  is  helpful  for  someone  with  liDle  knowledge  to  understand  the  basic  principles  

of  how  HVAC  works.