Today you will

• learn four design rules: Contrast, Repetition, Alignment and Proximity (CRAP)
• fix a messy sample flyer
• redesign one page from your own project so it looks professional

Contrast means the important thing looks clearly different, like a big bold title.

Repetition means you use the same fonts, heading sizes and colours all the way through.

Alignment means things line up along one edge, not dotted around the page.

Proximity means related things sit close together, with space between groups.

Example

A title at 22 pt bold stands out above body text at 11 pt. Your name, phone and email sit together as one small block.

Make the messy flyer Saturday Skills Swap as {{code:sm1_crap_demo.docx}} in {{code:01_drafts}}. Copy these six lines into it:

Then follow the steps in the box below to fix it. Keep the finished flyer open, because it is your model for the next task.

Common issues

• If you used lots of fonts and colours, go back to one or two fonts and one colour.
• If you have big empty gaps, delete the blank lines and use paragraph spacing instead.
• If you can't find Align Left or spacing in Word, look on the Home ribbon. In Google Docs, use {{menu:Format -> Line & paragraph spacing}}.