Chapter 18

Chapter 18 Understanding Design Principles

How to use design effectively:
- Balance
- Emphasis
- Placement
- Repetition
- Consistency
Design for a purpose
Design for Readers
- Help readers understand the organization of a document
- Help readers locate information and ideas
- Help readers recognize the function of parts of a document
Design to address genre conventions
What elements can I use?
- Fonts, line spacing, and alignment
- Page layout elements
- Color, shading, borders, and rules
- Illustrations
    - Photos and other images
    - Charts and Graphs
    - Tables
    - Other digital illustrations

I can use this chapter to help guide me with the physical presentation of my research paper in order to elicit the reaction I am looking for from my readers. Presentation can sometimes be everything, most people won't eat food that looks gross ect ect, and many wouldn't read a document that looked all jumbled and disorganized. The design of my document can also aid me in organizing my paper as I write it.