Creating a brochure or flyer in Word

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This two-part class will take you into the word of design using Microsoft Word. Attendees will work along with the instructor to creategraphically appealing and meaning handouts, brochures and flyers. During the first week, you will be introduced to: · Basic graphic design philosophy and trends · Inserting Pictures and Clipart · Using Existing Templates · Changing basic page settings

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CREATING A BROCHURE OR

FLYER IN WORD

Diana Silveira

Rachel Eichen

Agenda

Introduction Templates Basic Design Principles Photos & Clipart Basic Page Settings

Refer to Word Handout: http://goo.gl/lzkYm

Before you begin, consider your.. Audience Message Resources Time-frame Format

TemplatesPros

Cons

Variety of templates “Fill in the blank” Quick & easy

Difficult to “customize”

Don’t use clashing colors

This is really hard to read!

Use complimenting colors

Isn’t this much better?

Be careful of overused or hard to read fonts

Like Comic Sans MSAnd Times New Roman

And Courier New

PalaceSCriptMTVladmir’s Script

Good Fonts

CalibriBerlin Sans FB

Use crazy fonts for headings only, not for body text

Use fonts and emphasis to draw attention

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Can’t get enough of Edward and Bella? Seriously hooked on Sookie?

If so, come join the Paranormal Romance Book Club!

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Use fonts and emphasis to draw attention

Formatting Text

Paragraph Spacing Bullets/Number Styles WordArt

Clipart vs. Photos (Clipart) Combination of shapes No size limit More “cartoon”-y Difficult to create your

own Usually better for printing

Real people and places Size limit More professional Bigger file size Not as good for

printing

Clipart vs. Photos (Photos)

Clipart can be resized

Be careful of low resolution photos…

This picture might look good, small..

But it loses quality when bigger..

Resize Proportionally

Not all photos look good in B&W

Not all photos look good in B&W

Get Clipart & Photos

Using the Toolbar on the side

Page Setting Options

Orientation Margins Page Size

Tips

A lot of tips will translate between Office products

There is ALWAYS more than one way to do anything with Office

Save Often Refer to Word 2010 Handout: http://

goo.gl/lzkYm

Personal Project Assignments One clipart or photo Two different fonts Non-traditional page layout

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Rachel Eichen

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diana@novarelibrary.com

Diana Silveira

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