Use Your ABCs of Page Layout

ABCs, in this case, refer to three of the principles of design: alignment, balance, and contrast. Are you applying these principles of design to all of your page layouts? Do you know how to use your software to apply these principles?

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us What's new in Desktop Publishing ABCs, in this case, refer to three of the principles of design: alignment, balance, and contrast. Are you applying these principles of design to all of your page layouts? Do you know how to use your software to apply these principles? Jacci Howard Bear Desktop Publishing Expert How to Use Alignment   Text alignment can include left-aligned, right-aligned, centered, and fully-justified.  But alignment also applies to graphics. Line 'em up with each other, with the text, with the margins. Align everything precisely or loosely. READ NOW Balance and Its Related Concepts   Balance can be a tricky concept to understand and to get right. It's rare that you can evenly split your layout into perfectly balanced halves. And there are probably only a few times when perfect left/right or top/bottom balance is what you really want. Explore all the ways you can balance your pages. READ NOW Create Contrast By Creating Obvious Differences    Size, value, color, and type are some of the ways to introduce contrast into your layout. You can also use the other principles of design (such as alignment) to create contrast. READ NOW A Beginner's Guide to the Principles of Design   The principles of design suggest how a designer can best arrange the various components of a page layout in connection to the overall design and to each other.   READ NOW How to Make Desktop Publishing Fun   For many of us, desktop publishing is a technical task that is necessary for doing our jobs. The fun part of most desktop publishing projects is the design side — coming up with the right look, the graphic design portion of the project. For non-designers, desktop publishing may seem daunting. For those who must take on some desktop publishing tasks for an employer or for a class there are some ways to jump in and learn how to do the job while having fun too.  READ NOW Lessons in Page Layout From Your Smartphone   Let's take a closer look at what your phone's home screen can teach you about page layout and some of the principles of design.  READ NOW Gestalt: Putting It All Together   Applicable to more than just graphic design and desktop publishing, in the design field gestalt refers to the entire piece (brochure, Web page, business card, etc.) as a whole that is greater than its individual parts.  READ NOW Featured Articles • 5 Ways Your Dirty Photos Might End up on The Internet • Making Sense of Google's New Simplified Privacy Settings • Extra Bite: Razer Death Adder Chroma Mouse Review • Defining Responsive Web Design • The 5-4-3-2-1 rule for students looking to master computer networking • Everything you wanted to know about Ethernet • Apple Watch's Standout Features • The Cambridge Audio TV5 Speaker Base Reviewed Advertisement About Desktop Publishing  |  Follow Us You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Desktop Publishing newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2015 About.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.