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Information Page Design Suggestions
 
   F. Razo   
     

SUGGESTIONS FOR DESIGN OF INFORMATION PRESENTATION PAGES

(printed, or web)
 
1.-
ONE IDEA OR CONCEPT PER PAGE USE MULTIPLE PAGES FOR DIFFERENT IDEAS
2.-

NO MORE THAN 3-5 STATEMENTS (SENTENCES OR IMAGES) IN EACH PAGE

TRY LESS THAN 7 LINES PER STATEMENT

 

3.-

SENTENCES AND IMAGES SHOULD BE AS PLAIN, SIMPLE AND CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - SHORT WORDS PREFERRED & AVOID JARGON

TRY LESS THAN 7 WORDS PER LINE

     
  4.- NO MORE THAN 3 TYPING FONTS-SIZES-COLORS IN A PAGE. CHARACTERS SHOULD BE AS LARGE AS POSSIBLE, AND EASILY READABLE   5.- COLOR SHOULD BE USED TO FOCUS ATTENTION ON IMPORTANT ITEMS.  LOOK FOR HARMONIOUS COLOR COMBINATIONS. NO MORE THAN 3 DOMINANT COLORS IN A PAGE  
 
  6.- WHEN AVAILABLE, USE SOUND AND VIDEO ONLY AS NECESSARY, TO HELP IMPROVE AUDIENCE MOOD AND FACILITATE COMMUNICATION OF IDEAS