It is an obligation for an author to provide a good Document Design for simplifying reading process of readers. In fact, readers would not be attracted by a poor Document Design.
Reep (2006, p. 135) suggests design principles to be considered for most designers in all documents which are balance, proportion, sequence and consistency. According to Nielsen (1997), Document Design considered as good if it provides short texts, scannability and hypertext structure. Meanwhile, these design principles would not be well explained without an example. Therefore, an example from our group presentation slides which was presented earlier would be given in this part. The discussion or criticism will be provided for a better understanding and hope for some improvisation can be done in the future.
Slide 7 shows that it has a sequence which leads readers to understand the slide in the best order for the use of document. According to Reep (2006, p.136), readers for document are usually read from top left corner to the end at the bottom right corner. A good document design could bring readers from one to another important points. This slide is capable of attracting readers because it is simple, straight to the point, verbal and visual are explaining each other and would not invite confusion for readers.
On th other hand, slide 8 does not fulfill the requirement for a good Document Design because it is too wordy and readers would get bored while reading it. Bernhart (1986) states that a balance, harmonious and attractive text could get readers' attention and also make it easier for them to digest the information given.
From my opinion, a good Document Design must be able to get readers' attention by combining the design principles in order to deliver messages effectively.
Reference List
Bernhart, SA 1986, 'Seeing the Text', College Composition and Communication, vol. 37, no.1, pp. 66-78
Nielsen, J 1997, Writing for the Web, viewed on 17 April 2010, http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9703b.html
Reep, DC 2006, 'Document Design', Technical Writing, ch. 6, 6th ed, pp. 133-172
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