Chapter 18. Understanding Design Principles.

Being able to design something that looks presentable can be a challenge for some people. I myself have never been one for this to come easy to. What it boils down to are a few steps to learn. Balance, Emphasis, placement, repetition, and consistency will help any writer design a presentable document. If when you design something and it takes away from your project you may consider revising so that it only adds to. Design with a purpose. When you design a document you are helping readers understand the organization of a document. you are also helping readers locate information and ideas, and to recognize the function of parts of a document. Ways to spice up your document may be fonts, line spacing, and alignment. You can also change the color, shading, boarders, and rules. Using illustrations can help a document stand out from the crowd. Photographs and images help because we are human, we like to look at pictures instead of read a picture right? Charts, graphs, tables, and other digital illustrations can help greatly to better understand what you are portraying through your writing. Make sure that you use these for a purpose, place them near the text they illustrate. organization is key to helping you design a document to be presentable and easily understood.