AGCJ 404
Communicating Agricultural Information to the Public

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Week #10 Document Design
Objectives: Discuss creation of visually effective documents.
Design documents while considering page layout, typography, style guides, etc.
Practice using word-processing and graphic design programs.
Assist other students with document design tasks.
Activities:

Get the Document Design Study Guide.

Document Design
Text, Fonts and Readability
Design Tips
Evidence-Based Scientific Writing
Visual Design
Visual Perception and Its Impact on Technical Communications

Assignments: Read: Chap. 8 & App. B, in Gurak & Lannon (2004); Chap. 4, in APA Manual (2001).
Quizzes: Grammar II
Lab: Graphs and Tables.
Project Due: Research Brief, due on 10-29.
Continue exploring the Internet for relevant materials to discuss in the next class.
If any of the above information is incorrect, or needs to be updated, contact Gary J. Wingenbach.
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