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Main Contents Page
Before you start
STEP 1: STARTING out
STEP 2: FINDING
STEP 3: EVALUATE
STEP 4: Legal and ethical USE
STEP 5: COMMUNICATE
- Writing an essay/assignment
- Tips for presentations
- Tips for posters
Planning
Layout
Colour
Text and font
Visuals
Useful web sites
- Tips for brochures
- Tips for displays
- E-communication guidelines
- Writing styles
- Quiz
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Colour
Colour plays a very important role in posters.
- Choose colours that complement each other. Certain colours, like
certain yellows, etc., are difficult to see and read. Text and background
colours should complement each other. Make sure your foreground colour
(text) is clear and soft on the eyes when combined with the background
colour. Let's look at the following examples:
This combination
is very gentle on the eyes.
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This combination is also gentle
on the eyes - black is often the best color to use for text. |
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This combination
puts a lot of strain on the eyes.
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This combination
also strains the eyes.
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- Don't use too much colour on your poster - it will look busy and
cluttered. Remember "less is more".
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