Chapter 18-The Bedford Researcher

Chapter 18 of The Bedford Researcher is all about the visual aspect of your project-the design. According to the book, the design of your paper plays a big part in the way readers will understand, react to, and work with your document. “design principles” can help accomplish your writing goals. These principles include balance (the symmetric or asymmetric design of items on your paper), emphasis (formatting elements to catch your reader’s attention), placements (the location of elements on your page), repetition (the use of elements that appear consistently through your document, such as page numbers), and consistency (the extent that you place certain elements in the same way throughout your paper). TBR reminds you that a well-designed and organized paper will help your reader to know where to locate information and ideas, and recognize the function of particular pieces of you document.  Organization of your paper can be achieved by using heading and subheadings, creating a table of contents for larger documents, and including passages that are different from the main text such as “for more information” columns. Section B of chapter 18 gives a general overlook of the different types of design elements you can include in your paper. Such as fonts, page layout elements, colors and shading, and illustrations.