Best Practices for document templates

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Mike Seddon

Hi,

I am trying to design some new document templates for our company.

I seen to recall listening to a radio program some months ago which
talked about the best practices to follow when designing documents.
For example, I recall they said not to mix serif and sans serif fonts
for different styles.

I was wondering if anyone has come across any industry standards or
best practices? Any advice would be most welcome.

Thanks,
Mike
 
Best practice is to look at the documents that you find attractive and use
them as inspiration (but don't just copy). Industry standards are probably
going to depend on the industry that you are in. Design will also be
different for web and print documents.

Here are some basic tips, though not the most up to date.
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/TypographyTips.htm

You might get some more comments here, but I would expect a websearch to be
more fruitful, say, maybe sites that are aimed at professionals in your
industry might offer something.
 
Mike

I can also recommend the 'Non-Designer's Design Book.' This is aimed at
users such as you and me who want to create company templates and handouts
without falling into horrible amateur traps - such as mixing inappropriate
fonts!

--
Terry Farrell - Word MVP
http://word.mvps.org/

: Hi,
:
: I am trying to design some new document templates for our company.
:
: I seen to recall listening to a radio program some months ago which
: talked about the best practices to follow when designing documents.
: For example, I recall they said not to mix serif and sans serif fonts
: for different styles.
:
: I was wondering if anyone has come across any industry standards or
: best practices? Any advice would be most welcome.
:
: Thanks,
: Mike
 
All,

Thanks for the help and input. Advice has already proved very helpful

Thanks

Mike
 
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