Two pages can easily be printed on one piece of paper. Smaller pages look good on mobile devices as well as computer screens. Some good text fonts are Ovo, Didact Gothic, and Ubuntu.Ħx9 Pages. My favorite header fonts are Glegoo, Exo 2, and Fell Double Pica. But make sure whatever you pick isn’t crazy or distracting. Arial and Georgia get enough use (my older stuff is guilty of this). Avoid the default Gdocs fonts for the most part. One font should be serif and one should be sans-serif (without serifs). Just pick two fonts: one for the headers and one for the text. Now it takes up almost 30 pages, and looks the better for it. Stretch out your 3-page document across 10 pages. I wanted to fill every corner with an image or make sure I was fitting as much text as possible onto every page. This was probably my biggest hangup when first starting out. That said, here are a few points to help clean up your document:ĭon’t be afraid of whitespace. For the most part we can leave the default settings and focus on the writing. However in practice these limitations make it easier for Jalopy Designers like you and me to avoid breaking stuff.
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So here’s an article about how to design a perfectly adequate document using the world’s best graphic design tool: Google Docs. It won’t turn any heads, but it might keep people from dismissing your document at a glance. We don’t have to be good at everything!īut if you’ve got some good ideas that you just want to get out there, I’ve learned a few things that will ensure a clean presentation. I know what I’m capable of but I also know when a task is beyond my abilities. When I was ready to publish my first real game, I hired someone to do the layout. When you ask them, “How do you keep that thing running?”, the advice you get will be useful…but probably no replacement for hiring a real mechanic. I’m like that co-worker who drives an old junker. I’ve also realized how much more there is to learn…and I’m okay with that. Over the years I’ve seen a dramatic improvement in what I’m capable of doing. So I’ve reluctantly learned some basic graphic design skills.
No matter how good your game, an ugly looking document with a bad pitch, mismatched artwork, and lackluster marketing won’t get read by anyone.
Also like you, I recognize how important the “other stuff” is when releasing your ideas out into the world. Like you, I enjoy writing and designing games.
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