( PLANNING) Overview of do's and donts of design work

In order to avoid mistakes when constructing my Digipak cover and magazine adverts , i will follow some Do's and Don'ts.

DON'TS

• STRETCH IMAGES, THIS WILL MAKE THEM OUT OF FOCUS AND BLURRY
• USE LAYER STYLES
• USE UNNECESSARY EFFECTS AND IF USED THEY MUST SUIT THE GENRE
• PLACE TEXT ACROSS THE ARTISTS FACE
• USE A FONT JUST BECAUSE YOU LIKE IT
• FEEL YOU NEED A SEPARATE PHOTO ON EVERY PANEL

DO

• USE A CLEAR FONT
• USE APPROPRIATE SIZES FOR IMAGES & FONT
• USE CLEAR PHOTOS THAT ARE IN FOCUS AND ARE APPROPRIATE SHAPE FOR YOUR PAGE
• USE A LAYOUT THAT FOLLOWS THE RULE OF THIRDS OF COMPOSITION
• USE APPROPRIATE INDUSTRY LOGOS AND CONVENTIONS
• BE CAREFUL HOW YOU USE AND PLACE IMAGES AND FONTS