Preparing Instructional Text: Document Design Using Desktop Publishing

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Educational Technology, 1992 - 307 páginas
 

Contenido

Font Size
143
Font Styles
144
Bold or Italic Characters
145
Underlining
147
All Capital Letters
148
Drop Caps and Raised Initial Letters
149
Distorted Text Styles
151
Leading and Kerning
155

References for Chapter 1
14
Desktop Publishing and Design
17
Desktop Publishing vs Desktop Publishing for Instruction
19
Differences in Purpose of DTP and DTPI
20
The Design Environments of DTP and DTPI
23
The Design Priorities of DTP and DTPI
24
Fashion in Graphic Design
25
Instructional Design vs Graphic Design of Instructional Materials
26
What Do Graphic Design and Layout Include?
27
Which Type of Design Is Most Important?
28
Roles in DTP
29
References for Chapter 2
30
Using the Computer Wisely
33
Word Processing and the Legacy of the Typewriter
34
Curly Quotation Marks and Apostrophes
35
Before and After Spacing Rather Than Carriage Returns
37
Dash Rather Than Two Hyphens
39
Word Wraps Rather Than the Space Bar or Tabs
41
Hard and Soft Carriage Returns
45
NonBreaking Spaces
46
Proper Keys for Numerals Ellipses and Bullets
48
Creating Fillin Blanks
49
Extra Carriage Returns in ASCH Documents
50
The Word Processors Glossary
52
The Scrapbook
53
Style Sheets
54
Template Documents
56
Outliners
57
Spelling Checkers
59
Guidelines for Hyphenation
60
Hard and Soft Hyphens
61
Managing Files
62
Saving Files and Making Backups
63
Naming and CrossReferencing Files
64
Handling Graphics and Large Tables
65
Manual vs Electronic PasteUp
66
Initial Design Considerations
69
Paper Stock
70
Margin Size
73
Grids
77
Columns
83
Width of Columns
86
Justification of Text
90
References for Chapter 4
95
Access Structure and Orienting Devices
97
Pagination
98
Type of Numerals Used
99
Headers and Footers
100
Research on Headings
101
Heading Terminology
103
Nested Section Numbering
105
Location of Headings
106
Headings and White Space
107
Word Wrapping
108
Paragraphs and Indention
109
Lists and Outdention
111
Numbered Points
112
Visual Cuing
113
Color Coding as an Orienting Device
114
Icons as Orienting Devices
115
Table of Contents
117
Indexes
119
CrossReferences
120
References for Chapter 5
121
Fonts and Type
125
Body Text vs Display Text
128
Serifs
129
BitMapped vs Outline Fonts
131
Outline Fonts
133
Proportional Fonts vs NonProportional Fonts
135
Resident Fonts vs DownLoadable Fonts
136
Choosing the Right Font
137
The Aesthetics of Typefaces
138
Research on Typefaces
139
Choice of Font and Length of Publication
141
Limit the Number of Fonts Used
142
Line Length and Leading Adults
156
Line Length and Leading Children
159
Kerning
162
Letterspacing
163
Ligatures
165
Principles of Page Layout
167
Principles of Design and Layout
169
Consistency
170
Balance and Symmetry
171
Unity Harmony and Rhythm
173
Use of White Space
174
White Space as a Differentiating Feature
178
NonBreaking Spaces and Soft Carriage Returns
179
Placement of Tables Figures and Examples
180
Runarounds
181
Widows and Orphans
183
Practical Considerations in Layout
185
References for Chapter 8
187
Tables
189
Initial Considerations in Table Design
191
Redundancy in Tables
193
Table Construction
196
Spacing of Columns and Rows
198
Font Choices for Tables
199
Placement of Tables
200
Dealing with Large Tables
202
Text Tables
203
Instruction on Using Tables
204
References for Chapter 9
205
Data Graphics
207
When to Use Data Graphics
208
Selecting and Organizing Information
211
General Design Principles
213
Presentation Considerations
214
AttentionGetting
215
Accuracy
216
Proportions
219
Labels Legends and Keys
220
The DataInk Ratio and Defaults
221
Placement of Graphs and Data Charts
222
Pie Charts
223
Bar Charts
225
Line Graphs
228
Scatter Graphs
229
Area and Volume Charts
230
Isotype System
231
Stacked Area Graphs
232
References for Chapter 10
235
Illustrations and Other Graphics
237
Choosing and Using Illustrations
238
Illustrations for Different Types of Learning
240
Representational Pictures vs Analogical Pictures
241
Analogical Pictures
243
Functions of Illustrations
245
Relevance of Illustrations to Text
248
Creating Your Own Illustrations
250
Computer Graphics
251
Scanners
254
Electronic Clip Art
255
Manual PasteUps
256
Simplification
257
Proportions
258
Layout
259
Technical Considerations
260
Captions and Labels
262
Charts and Diagrams
266
Borders Boxes and Rules
267
Borders and Boxes
268
Graphic Organizers
270
Pictorial Elements in Graphic Organizers
272
Cartoons
273
References
279
Author Index
291
Subject Index
295
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