Alignment

Alignment helps to keep your design organized and mess-free. It keeps everything clean and clear and easy to understand, helping your viewer to stick around and check out what you have to say.

It can be used by adjusting the spacing between elements or adding a block of color. Alternatively, it can be used by adding a line element – we looked at lines in Chapter 2, Discovering and Editing Templates.

Now, try adding a block of color under your text to create alignment:

Figure 7.11 – Simple graphic using a color block

Use lines to separate information, as adding a line gives a more organized look; it can be a small subtle line – it doesn’t have to be a big bold line if your design doesn’t need it.

Have a look at this example – a small line can make a lot of difference. Two have been used here – one to divide the text from the image and one to divide the two textboxes:

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