The Good,the bad,and the ugly- Print Design Rules

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - Print Design Rules

Use this document to record your notes as you go around the different posters to identify the four areas of print design.

Colour

Good	Bad
This is good because the colours are not clashing and you can see the text	This is bad because the colours are clashing and you can’t see the text
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This is good because you can see the text and it is easier to read	This is bad because the text is harder to read and the colors are clashing.

Composition

Good	Bad
This is good because it has pictures.	This is bad because this has no photos and it’s going to be hard for people to understand.
This is good because it has a heading and it tells you what type of food it is.	This is bad because it has no heading and people think these are random photos.

Layout

Good	Bad
This is a good layout because the text is good and the picture is good	This is bad because the text is on the corner and the reader will not understand.
This good because everything is aligned	This is bad because it is overlapping with some text and the heading is not at the top.

Text

Good	Bad
This is good because the text is all the same and they are the same size.	This is bad because the bottom text is bold and they all have different fonts.
This is good because the text is aligned with the pictures.	The text and all over the place. The text is also center aligned.

Print design rule ideas

• Composition:
• Add balance when you add picture and texts
• Organising the text and the picture so people understand 
• Layout:
• Align the text and images
• Have margins 
• Colour: 
•  Try not using clashing colours
•  Use a harmonic colour scheme
• Text: 
• The text has to have the same size and fonts 
•  Make sure the text is legible

Print design rule ideas

• Composition:
•  Have a balance of pictures and sentences.
•  Use images that relate to the text.
• Layout:
•  Have margins and align the text and images.
•  Use most of the space
• Colour:    
•  Don’t use clashing colours. Use a harmonic colour scheme.
•  Use contrasting background and foreground colors. 
• Text: 
•  Keep consistent fonts and sizes  
• Make sure the text is legible. 

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