{"id":105,"date":"2022-12-30T15:46:27","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T20:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cncplainlanguageanddesign\/?post_type=part&#038;p=105"},"modified":"2023-05-24T17:42:47","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T21:42:47","slug":"6-designing-your-document","status":"publish","type":"part","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cncplainlanguageanddesign\/part\/6-designing-your-document\/","title":{"raw":"6. Designing your document","rendered":"6. Designing your document"},"content":{"raw":"<span style=\"color: #244866\"><strong>The objectives of plain design (like plain language) are:<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>to present information in a clear, organized way<\/li>\r\n \t<li>to improve readability (how easily a document can be understood)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>to increase or support the reader's understanding of the text<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-107 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cncplainlanguageanddesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1591\/2022\/12\/Objectives-of-plain-design.png\" alt=\"The objectives of plain design (like plain language) are to present information in a clear, organized way; to improve readability (how easily a document can be understood); and to increase or support the reader's understanding of the text\" width=\"650\" height=\"391\" \/>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Figure 5. Objectives of plain design<\/span><\/em>\r\n\r\nYou are trying to create a document that is visually appealing and easy to read.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #244866\"><strong>When you design your document, think about:<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>how and where you will place text and images on the page<\/li>\r\n \t<li>which typefaces (fonts) you will use<\/li>\r\n \t<li>what colours you will use, and where<\/li>\r\n \t<li>what images you will use<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #244866\"><strong>The objectives of plain design (like plain language) are:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>to present information in a clear, organized way<\/li>\n<li>to improve readability (how easily a document can be understood)<\/li>\n<li>to increase or support the reader&#8217;s understanding of the text<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-107 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cncplainlanguageanddesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1591\/2022\/12\/Objectives-of-plain-design.png\" alt=\"The objectives of plain design (like plain language) are to present information in a clear, organized way; to improve readability (how easily a document can be understood); and to increase or support the reader's understanding of the text\" width=\"650\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cncplainlanguageanddesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1591\/2022\/12\/Objectives-of-plain-design.png 650w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cncplainlanguageanddesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1591\/2022\/12\/Objectives-of-plain-design-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cncplainlanguageanddesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1591\/2022\/12\/Objectives-of-plain-design-65x39.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cncplainlanguageanddesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1591\/2022\/12\/Objectives-of-plain-design-225x135.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cncplainlanguageanddesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1591\/2022\/12\/Objectives-of-plain-design-350x211.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Figure 5. Objectives of plain design<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>You are trying to create a document that is visually appealing and easy to read.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #244866\"><strong>When you design your document, think about:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>how and where you will place text and images on the page<\/li>\n<li>which typefaces (fonts) you will use<\/li>\n<li>what colours you will use, and where<\/li>\n<li>what images you will use<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"menu_order":6,"template":"","meta":{"pb_part_invisible":false,"pb_part_invisible_string":""},"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-105","part","type-part","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cncplainlanguageanddesign\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cncplainlanguageanddesign\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cncplainlanguageanddesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/part"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cncplainlanguageanddesign\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":272,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cncplainlanguageanddesign\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/105\/revisions\/272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cncplainlanguageanddesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cncplainlanguageanddesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=105"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cncplainlanguageanddesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}