Writing for the Public

Document Design

Group #1:

Discuss the rhetorical nature of document design. How does design affect and create both emotional and ethical appeals? Find examples in the two newsletters read for class.

Group #2:

What are design objects? How are they used? What is their significance? Find examples in the two newsletters read for class. What is the effect?

Group #3:

What is positive and negative space? What functions do these kinds of space serve? Find examples in the two newsletters read for class. What is the effect?

Group #4:

Define the visual variable of shape. What shapes are used in the newsletter examples? What is the effect?

Group #5:

Define the visual variable of color. How is color used in the newsletter examples? What is the effect?

Group #6:

Define the visual variable of size. How is size used in the newsletter examples? What is the effect?

Group #7:

Define similarity as a principle of design. How do the writers use similarity in the newsletter examples?

Group #8:

Define contrast as a principle of design. How do the writers use contrast in the newsletter examples?

Group #9:

Define proximity as a principle of design. How do the writers use proximity in the newsletter examples?

Group #10:

Define alignment as a principle of design. How do the writers use alignment in the newsletter examples?

Group #11:

Define enclosure as a principle of design. How do the writers use enclosure in the newsletter examples?