DESKTOP PUBLISHING Student Name ______

DESKTOP PUBLISHING Student Name ______

Introduction

Assignment – Design Examples Date ______Period ______

For this assignment, search the Internet for examples of each of the following design techniques. Copy and paste into the document below. If an element will not copy, use the Snipping Tool under Accessories. Use good judgment in the size of your samples. Do not make them too large—resize appropriately. You will probably also need to change the Text Wrap option. Identify the website from which you have taken the material.

Design Technique/
Website Reference / Examples Pasted Here / Explanation
·  Effective use of color
·  Website Reference: / Why is this a good example?
·  Effective use of font in headline
·  Website Reference: / 1) Why is this a good example?
·  Effective use of font in caption or body copy
·  Website Reference: / Why is this a good example?
·  Effective use of a photograph (content, cropping, etc.)
·  Website Reference: / Why is this a good example?
·  Effective use of clipart, strokes (lines) or other graphic elements
·  Website Reference: / Why is this a good example?
·  Effective use of design element for age-appropriate work
·  Website Reference: / Why is this a good example?
·  Effective use of simplicity of design
·  Website Reference: / Why is this a good example?
·  Effective use of organization technique
·  Website Reference: / Why is this a good example?
·  Extra credit for finding an error
·  Website Reference: / Why is this a good example?
Find three additional visual examples of design, different than the above, and explain to me why they caught your eye.
·  Description of design technique
·  Website Reference: / Why is this a good example?
·  Description of design technique
·  Website Reference: / Why is this a good example?
·  Description of design technique
·  Website Reference: / Why is this a good example?