I don’t know about the rest of you, but although I greatly admire/covet the skill of design, I have zero formal training in it.
Great format and design can add emphasis to information and provide a tone for your message.
Call out quotes:
Use fonts, color, and layout to provide visual interest and guide a reader through the material. (Check out Adobe Kuler for visually pleasing color combos).
For today’s post I wanted to pass along an interesting – and timely – article from LifeHacker* on document design.
Check it out for some great tips as you prepare your research paper!
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Source:
Lifehacker. A Non-Designer’s Guide to Typefaces and Layout. Retrieved on April 9, 2012 from: http://lifehacker.com/5899904/a-non+designers-guide-to-typefaces-and-layout