Diana Silveira

Rachel Eichen
Agenda
 Introduction
 Basic Design Principles
 Photos & Clipart
 Basic Page Settings

Refer to Word Handout:

http://goo.gl/lzkYm
Before you begin, consider
your..
 Audience
 Message
 Resources
 Time-frame
 Format
Don’t use clashing colors
Use complimenting colors
Color Scheme Designer

http://www.colorschemedesigner.com/
Psychology of Colors

http://fearlessflyer.com/the-psychology-of-
logo-colors/
Red (Intensity & Energy)
Yellow (Cheerfullness)
Green (Nature & Tranquil)
Black (Boldness & Authority)
Purple (Sophisticated & Royal)
Be careful of overused or hard
to read fonts
Like Comic Sans MS
And Times New Roman
And Courier New
PalaceSCriptMT
Vladmir’s Script
Good Fonts
Calibri
Berlin Sans FB

 Use crazy fonts for headings only, not for

body text
Where to Get Fonts
 http://www.dafont.com/
 http://www.fontsquirrel.com/
 http://www.urbanfonts.com/free-
fonts.htm
 http://www.google.com/fonts
 http://openfontlibrary.org/
 http://www.fontspace.com
Downloading Font Tips
 Make sure: Commercial - Free and Not
for "Personal Use”
 Fonts will not display on computers they
are not installed on
 Save as PDF before you share (NOT
.doc)
Use fonts and emphasis to draw
attention
Paranormal Romance
Book Club
Can’t get enough of Edward and Bella?
Seriously hooked on Sookie?
If so, come join the Paranormal Romance
Book Club!
Meets Friday from 2 – 4 PM
Room 103
Use fonts and emphasis to draw
attention

Paranormal Romance
Book Club

Can’t get enough of Edward and Bella?

Seriously hooked on Sookie?
If so, come join the Paranormal Romance Book Club!

Meets Every Friday from 2 – 4 PM

Room 103
Formatting Text
 Paragraph Spacing
 Bullets/Number Styles
Clipart vs. Photos (Clipart)
 Combination of shapes
 No size limit
 More “cartoon”-y
 Difficult to create your
own
 Usually better for printing
Clipart vs. Photos (Photos)
 Real people and places
 Size limit
 More professional
 Bigger file size
 Not as good for
printing
Be careful of low resolution
photos…

This picture might look good, small..

But it loses quality when
bigger..
Resize Proportionally
Clipart can be resized
Not all photos look good in
B&W
Not all photos look good in
B&W
Get Clipart & Photos
 Using the Toolbar on the side
Where to find free pictures
 Creative Commons
 Library of Congress (might be down)
 Office.com
 Florida memory
Page Setting Options
 Orientation
 Margins
 Page Size
Tips
 A lot of tips will translate between Office
products
 There is ALWAYS more than one way to
do anything with Office
 Save Often
 Refer to Word 2010 Handout:
http://goo.gl/lzkYm
Personal Project
Assignments
 One clipart or photo
 Two different fonts
 Non-traditional page layout
 Diana Silveira Rachel Eichen
diana@novarelibrary.com rachel@novarelibrary.com

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Diana Silveira
Rachel Eichen
Agenda
 More tips and tricks
 Pictures
 Flyer review
Picture Toolbar
Writing instructions?
 Stick to 1 process
 Use numbered steps and action verbs
(e.g. “1. Click on the red icon”)
 Bold names of menu items
(“Click on the File menu”)
 Use screenshots
Screenshots

 Alt + Print Screen for just a window

 On a mac: Cmd+Ctrl+Shift+3
 Diana Silveira Rachel Eichen
diana@novarelibrary.com rachel@novarelibrary.com

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