Designing Writing

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Designing Writing is written by Mike Palmquist and published by Bedford/St. Martin's. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0312450176 (ISBN 10) and 9780312450175 (ISBN 13).

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.