Demonstration
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What
would an ideal document layout look like? (Graphics version)
Examples can be very useful. Sometimes an example can be the vital piece of a puzzle that completes understanding of new concepts or techniques.
Examples can be:
Short descriptions
Case
studies
Diagrams
Photographs
Cartoons
You
can also ask the reader to come up with examples from their own
experience.
When considering images that can illustrate your ideas, think about:
Is the message complementing information described in your text?
Is the image drawing attention to your message, or distracting from it?
If someone just looks at the image, and does not read the text, will they have the right impression of your message?
And if you use an image such as a photograph or cartoon, make sure that there is a text description of it, for people who cannot see the graphic.
