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Presentation Devices

Presentation Devices. Headlines. Grab attention Are at the top of the page Use wordplay: “Rooney Scores Again” “Barak Battles Back” May use humour “Ready Steady Crook” “I’ve Been Edam Fool” (When TV chef Antony W orral Thompson shoplifted cheese from Tesco). Subheadings and Straplines.

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Presentation Devices

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  1. Presentation Devices

  2. Headlines • Grab attention • Are at the top of the page • Use wordplay: “Rooney Scores Again” “Barak Battles Back” • May use humour “Ready Steady Crook” “I’ve Been Edam Fool” (When TV chef Antony Worral Thompson shoplifted cheese from Tesco)

  3. Subheadings and Straplines • Subheadings split the story up • Straplines add a little more information Terry Turns it Around Chelsea’s troubled skipper gets goal

  4. Graphics and captions • Photos • Illustrations • Diagrams • Charts • Graphs Grab attention, back up story, give extra information A caption explains the graphic

  5. Text columns and boxes • Text can be broken up into columns or put in boxes - this makes it look shorter and easier to read • Text boxes might be coloured to stand out

  6. Bullet points and numbered lists • Give information in step-by-step points • Numbers might show order or importance • Bullet points can be dots, dashes or other symbols • One • Two

  7. Colour • Colour can affect how we read a text • Bright colours might suggest fun • Dark colours might be serious • Green might suggest the environment • What other colour connotations are there?

  8. Typography (font styles) • Different fonts have different effects Serious Fun Scary Traditional Modern Arty Child friendly

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