Designing Documents, Slides, and Screens

2. To learn how to Develop visual literacy. Apply design principles to paper pages, presentation slides, and Web pages. Use computers to create headings, lists, and other features to make documents easy to read. Designing Documents, Slides, and Screens

3. Start by answering these questions: How should I design paper pages? How should I design presentation slides? How should I design Web pages? Designing Documents, Slides, and Screens

4. Start by answering these questions: How do I know whether my design works? When should I think about design? Designing Documents, Slides, and Screens

5. Saves time and money. Reduces legal problems. Builds goodwill. Looks inviting, friendly, and easy-to-read. Enhances your credibility. Builds an image of you as professional and competent. Good Document Design

6. To Design Paper Pages • Use white space for separation and emphasis. • Use headings to group points. • Limit the use of capital letters. • Use no more than two typefaces. • Use justification appropriate to the audience.

7. To Create Effective White Space • To create effective white space, use • Headings. • A mix of paragraph lengths. • Lists by using • Tabs or indents to align things vertically. • Numbered lists when the number or sequence of items is exact. • Bullets when the number and sequence don’t matter.

8. Choice of Margins • Use justified margins when you • Can use proportional typefaces. • Want a more formal look. • Want to use as few pages as possible. • Write to skilled readers. • Use ragged margins when you • Do not have proportional typefaces. • Want a less formal look. • Want to revise one page without reprinting all. • Use very short line lengths.

9. To Design Presentation Slides • Use a big font. • Use bullet-point phrases. • Use clear, concise language and appropriate clip art. • Make only three to five points per slide. • Choose a consistent template, customizing slides where necessary.

10. To Design Web Pages • Provide an introductory statement on the first screen. • Offer an overview of the content of your page. • Put interesting and useful information up front. • Minimize large graphics and animation.

11. To Design Web Pagescontinued • Include an “off” button for animation and music on introduction pages. • Provide visual variety. • Unify multiple pages. • On each page, provide a link to the home page.

12. To Incorporate Good Design • Follow These Guidelines • As you plan, think about your audience. • As you write, incorporate lists and headings. • Get feedback from people who will be using your document. • As you revise, check your draft against the guidelines in this module.