Source: https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-dual-coding-by-oliver-caviglioli/1-5-1-documents [Revision notes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes.md) › [Teacher CPD](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd.md) › [CPD: Dual Coding by Oliver Caviglioli](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-dual-coding-by-oliver-caviglioli.md) › Documents # Documents CPD: Dual Coding (by Oliver Caviglioli), topic 1.5.1 ## Documents Learn how newspapers and magazines produce ordered, easy-to-read pages. And use these principles to create professional-looking documents. ### Hierarchy ![Hierarchy](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2020-02/0be4c53a-58b8-4e35-bc19-c11fde03c0c6/Untitled%20drawing%20(11).jpg) - Information must be ordered in terms of its hierarchy. - Not everything is of equal importance, or can be presented in any sort of sequence. - Establishing a hierarchy gives the reader a quicker sense of the meaning you are communicating. - Headings punctuate the text, signalling the essential message of what is to follow. - Help the reader traverse the page easily. ### Typeface ![Typeface](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2020-02/4eba20b3-2ce8-425a-9a6b-87bd7cb8d2c8/Untitled%20drawing%20(12).jpg) - Typefaces have individual character. - Some typefaces are a good fit for a party invitation but, obviously, inappropriate for a funeral. - Don’t be tempted to introduce multiple typefaces into your document. - Two will do, at most. - One a serif and one a sans serif. - Discover which pairing works well together. ### Images ![Images](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2020-02/3d5ce77a-ab82-41fa-a70d-a5d725845a91/Untitled%20drawing%20(13).jpg) - Don’t take screen shots from Google. - They will be both low resolution and, probably, illegal. - Consider taking your own photographs. - If you do, remember the old visual journalism adage: you can’t get too close. - But, as you can see in the image, the deliberate zoomed out (of Stravinsky) can as impressive as the close up (of Dali). ### Colour ![Colour](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2020-02/f646ea48-cc79-4045-9bcd-17484b433421/Untitled%20drawing%20(14).jpg) - There is definitely a danger in being seduced into using far too many colours, perhaps in an attempt to appear more interesting. - Restrain your colour palette and use it with care. - The more you try to make everything stand out (headings, images, colour, typefaces), the less anything will stand out. - Be selective and your message will be more apparent. ### The grid ![The grid](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2020-02/787bf68a-9d9e-4ae3-9e66-e1174d76c824/Untitled%20drawing%20(15).jpg) - All professional graphic designers, photographers and typographers work from a grid. - Adopt its use and your work will immediately improve. - Start with hand-drawn thumbnail sketches, then transfer them to whatever desktop app you use. ## Test yourself on Documents - What does Oliver Caviglioli say about colours in documents? - What do all professional graphic designers, photographers and typographers work with? - What should dictate how you order things on a page? 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