Designing Writing by Mike Palmquist

by Mike Palmquist

An innovative brief guide, Designing Writing shows students how to use principles of visual rhetoric in composing their own documents. Part One, “Designing for Effect,” illustrates how design works with writing to achieve a variety of purposes; Part Two, “Understanding Design Elements,” introduces the basic elements of document design; and Part Three, “Composing Public Documents,” guides students through the process of designing essays, articles, brochures, flyers, multimedia presentations, and Web sites. Also included are exercises, checklists for each genre, and sidebar tips for using technology to design documents.

Spiral-bound

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Lori · Rating 4 out of 5]

Second time to read this book. The first time was for a lower level class and it was good - but this time through I found it had so much more that was applicable to what I was working on in the current class. Had to bump my rating. Maybe I've just grown as a writer. :)

[Liaken · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's okay. It does give some design tips that can really help if you don't know how to use your word processor, but it really needs to be updated. I won't require it for my students next year.