Teacher Note: Tell students to remember that their main purpose is to get their message across to their audience when designing desktop publications. Using repetition makes it easy for the reader to know what to expect and understand how the information is arranged in the publication.
Teacher Note: White space also includes the spacing between words, characters, lines, margins, etc. Emphasize the importance of white space to make a publication easy to read. More white space is needed for publications that are designed to be read at a distance such as flyers and posters.
Teacher Note: These concepts are used frequently in advertisements, especially magazine advertisements. Also, the Rule of Thirds is not really a rule. It is really just a suggestion. Desktop publishing publications are often divided into thirds because it is a common design that is very pleasing to the eye. It has been used so often that it has been given the name, Rule of Thirds.
Teacher Note: Look through magazines to find advertisements that illustrate the Rule of Thirds, Optical Center and Z-pattern and use these to illustrate these concepts to your students.
Teacher Note: Look through magazines to find advertisements that illustrate the Rule of Thirds, Optical Center and Z-pattern and use these to illustrate these concepts to your students.
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