Do's And Dont's

DO

USE A CLEAR FONT

USE APPROPRIATE SIZES FOR:

1. IMAGES

2. FONT

USE CLEAR PHOTOS THAT ARE IN FOCUS

USE PHOTOS THAT ARE AN APPROPRIATE SHAPE FOR THE PAGE 

USE A LAYOUT THAT FOLLOWS THE RULE OF THIRDS FOR COMPOSITION 

USE AN APPROPRIATE TYPE FACE THAT FOLLOWS: 

1. GENRE CONVENTIONS 

2. HOUSE STYLE 

BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU PLACE THE FONT... IT MUST:

1. FOLLOW GENRE CONVENTIONS

2. BE CLEAR FROM A DISTANCE

FOLLOW THE CONVENTIONS OF THE 3 COLOUR  RULE AND USE COLOUR THAT IS APPROPRIATE FOR:

1. IMAGES

2. FONT

3. BACKGROUND

THINK CAREFULLY HOW YOU USE AND INTEGRATE:

1. FONT

2. TEXT AND LANGUAGE 

3. IMAGE 

REMEMBER THAT PLACEMENT OF TEXT NEXT TO AN IMAGE WILL ANCHOR SPECIFIC MEANING.

USE APPROPRIATE INDUSTRY LOGOS AND CONVENTIONS, PROPERLY POSITIONED:

. BARCODE

. DATE

.COPYRIGHT

.TITLES

.ARTIST NAME

DON'T

STRETCH IMAGES, THIS WILL MAKE THEM OUT OF FOCUS. 

USE LAYER STYLES

USE UNNECESSARY EFFECTS. ANY EFFECTS USED MUST SUIT THE GENRE

PLACE TEXT ACROSS THE ARTISTS FACE

USE A FONT SIMPLY BECAUSE YOU LIKE IT

FEEL YOU NEED A SEPARATE PHOTO ON EVERY PANEL - BE CREATIVE