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[Music] the proper arrangement and balance of type whitespace and graphics involve the same level of preparation that you would spend on your research drafting revising and editing let's take a look at the basics of print document design just as you do research to find information you have to research an experiment in order to adopt the most effective design for your document the basic elements of an effective document design are page layout typography or type design heads and subheads graphics and color each of your pages needs to coordinate space and text pleasingly too much or too little of one or the other can jeopardize the readers acceptance of your message to design an effective page layout pay attention to the following elements white space white space or blank space refers to open areas of the page such as margins and space around images is free of text visuals and other design features margins use wide margins usually one to one and a half inches to frame your document with white space surrounding text and visuals lined length most readers find a text line of ten to fourteen words or 50 to 70 characters depending on the size you choose comfortable and pleasing to read finally columns document text can be organized in either single column or multi column formats the readability of your text is critical select a font therefore that ensures your text is legible attractive functional and appropriate in complementary font size options are almost unlimited the font size is measured in units called points there are 72 points to each inch the larger the point size the larger the type never print your letter or report in six or eight point type like classified ads in the newspaper or in asides larger than 12-point font unless you're designing for readers with visual difficulties font styles include Roman Bowl face italics underlining in small caps avoid the overusing boldface and italics use them only when necessary and not just for decoration not only will to many special visual effects make your work harder to read but you'll also lose the dramatic impact of these features can have to distinguish and emphasize key points that rightfully deserve to be set apart in boldface or italic type sometimes referred to as alignment justification consists of left-right full and centered options left justification also called unjustified or ragged right text is preferred because it allows the space between the words to remain consistent or constant making the text easier to read in full justified text both the left and the right margins are aligned the word spacing varies from line to line left justification gives a document less a formal look than full justification does heads or titles and subheads or subtitles are brief descriptive phrases that signal starting points are major divisions in your document they provide helpful road signs for readers charting their course through a document to design a document with logical heads and...