Students sometimes express having little experience with graphic layout and are feeling overwhelmed. Below are the best basic strategies that always work. These concepts will solve some of the most common mistakes.

1. The GRID is the secret to the classic layout. Align everything. Body copy should be aligned left.

2. Less is more. Include only what's needed to communicate the message.

3. Use a color palette resource like Canva.com for COLOR palette selection.

4. Choose one FONT for headers and one for body text. Font Pairings | Fontjoy.com

5. Group related content.