Desktop Publishing Unlocking the Secrets to Creating Professional Documents.

Desktop Publishing

Unlocking the Secrets to Creating Professional

Documents

The Four Basic Principles of

DesignProximity

Alignment

Repetition

Contrast

Proximity Group related items together.

Move them physically close to each other

Separate items or groups of information that are not related to each other

Nettie Briggs 281-655-6170

7200 Spring Cypress Rd Klein, TX 77379

Instructional Technology Team

Nettie Briggs

7200 Spring Cypress Rd Klein, TX 77379 281-655-6170

Instructional Technology Team

CD ROMSChildren’s CDsEducational CDsLaser discsEducationalEarly Learning Language ArtsScienceMathBooks Teacher toolsVideosHardware & AccessoriesCablesInput devicesMass storageMemory

CD ROMSChildren’s CDs

Educational CDs

Laser discs

EducationalEarly Learning

Language Arts

Science

Math

Teacher ToolsBooks

Videos

Hardware & AccessoriesCables

Input devices

Mass storage

Memory

CD ROMSChildren’s CDsEducational CDsLaser discsEducationalEarly Learning Language ArtsScienceMath Books Teacher toolsVideosHardware & AccessoriesCablesInput devicesMass storageMemory

CD ROMSChildren’s CDs

Educational CDs

Laser discs

EducationalEarly Learning

Language Arts

Science

Math

Teacher ToolsBooks

Videos

Hardware & AccessoriesCables

Input devices

Mass storage

Memory

Alignment Purpose is to organize and visually tie all

elements together

Nothing should be placed arbitrarily

Every item should have a visual connection with something else on the page.

Invisible lines connect items if they are aligned

Alignment

CenteredRagged leftRagged rightJustified

Centered—length of lines should vary to create an interesting silhouette; limit amount of centering

Advantages Easy to create uniformity Hyphenation is reduced

Disadvantages Tiring to read Boring

Character in types has to do with the

Impression made by the individual forms, their

Proportions, and the intangible something in

Them that makes the letters of each word hang

Together to form an agreeable whole.

Character in type has to do with the impression made by the individual forms,

their proportions,

and the intangible something in them that makes the letters of each word hang together to form an

agreeable whole.

Nettie Briggs

7200 Spring Cypress Rd Klein, TX 77379

281-655-6170

Instructional Technology Team

Reilly JonesReilly Jones (717) 555- (717) 555-12121212

Veteran HallVeteran Hall915 Main Street 915 Main Street Spring, Spring, TexasTexas

Veteran HallVeteran HallReilly JonesReilly Jones

915 Main Street915 Main StreetSpring, TexasSpring, Texas

(717)555-1212(717)555-1212

Ragged left-lines are aligned on the right

Advantages Interesting layout Ideal for narrow columns Hyphenation unnecessary

Disadvantages Should not hyphenate Very tiring and difficult to

read

Character in type has to do with the impression made by the individual forms, their

proportions, and the intangible something in them that makes the letters of each word hang

together to form an agreeable whole. Sometimes the words line will break early

because of an extremely long word, such as this url address

www.cnn.com/breakingnews/home/

Character in types has to do with the impression made by the individual forms,

their proportions, and the intangible something in them that makes the letters of each word hang together to form an agreeable whole.

Nettie Briggs

7200 Spring Cypress Rd Klein, TX 77379

281-655-6170

Instructional Technology Team

Veteran HallVeteran Hall

Reilly JonesReilly Jones

915 Main Street915 Main StreetSpring, TexasSpring, Texas

(717)555-1212(717)555-1212

Ragged right-lines are aligned on the left; used for most poetry and typewritten copy; silhouette should be convex

Advantages Easy to recognize Good for narrow columns Easy to read

Disadvantages Difficult to change the

silhouette

Character in types has to do with the impression made by the individual forms, their proportions, and the intangible something in them that makes the letters of each word hang together to form an agreeable whole.

Agenda for

Staff Development

By Lyle LovettAugust 10, 1999

Justified-lines are even in length; most familiar for published work

Advantages Lack of design does not

distract reader Best for sustained reading

Disadvantages Poor word spacing Poor hyphenation Rivers of white

Character in types has to do with the impression made by the individual forms, their proportions, and the intangible something in them that makes the letters of each word hang together to form an agreeable whole.

Robert BurnsPoems in Scots and English

The most

complete edition

available of

Scotland’s greatest

Lyric poet.

Robert BurnsPoems in Scots and English

The most

complete edition

available of

Scotland’s greatest

Lyric poet.

Repetition Repeat some aspect of the design

throughout

Repetition can be thought of as consistency,

Repetition

Contrast Have contrast not conflict

Don’t be a wimp!

Robin Williams

Nettie Briggs

7200 Spring Cypress RdKlein, TX 77379

281.655.6170

Instructional Technology Team

Nettie Briggs7200 Spring-Cypress Rd.Klein, Texas 77379281-655-6170

Related SkillsExcellent working knowledge of the Internet and web page

creation following the Klein Acceptable Use Policy. Assists with instructing district level technology classes for both Internet searching skills and school web design .

Education1978 Graduate of Southwest Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

Experience1978–1998 Classroom teacher in the following subject areas: Developmental, Resource, Computer Literacy. Teaching areas have included most grade levels at elementary, intermediate, and high school.

Nettie Briggs7200 Spring-Cypress Rd.Klein, Texas 77379281-655-6170

Related SkillsExcellent working knowledge of the Internet and web page

creation following the Klein Acceptable Use Policy. Assists with instructing district level technology classes for both Internet searching skills and school web design .

Education1978 Graduate of Southwest Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

Experience1978–1998 Classroom teacher in the following subject areas: Developmental, Resource, Computer Literacy. Teaching areas have included most grade levels at elementary, intermediate, and high school.

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Additional Design Examples

Proximity and Alignment Repetition and Contrast

Robin Williams is the author of many great books related to desktop publishing and design. For this presentation information was pulled from the following books.

The Mac is Not a Typewriter

The Non-designers Design Book