Documentation Design Process.
Answer 5 questions about the document you are wanting to create.
1 Who will be the readers?
2 What will the readers want to see in your design?
3 What type of image will the document portray?
4 Where and when will the document be used?
5 How often will it be read?
Paper size and shape.
Portrait / Landscape A3 / A4 / A5 / A6 other …….
Folds …….
Page Template Diagram
(see design sheets)Margins
Columns
No GutterHeader
Footer
(draft designs using the following shapes and boxes to indicated different types of elements.)
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Box with Diagonal lines | Draw the letters in the Header |
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| Text Frame | Picture Frame | Preset Shapes | Caption Frame | Header | Sub-header |
(an example)
Block of Text e.g Header, footer, title, quotation (If letter are large enough write them in)
ACTIVITY: Take a newspaper or magazine article and draw the draft layout onto the design sheet.