Meanwhile the Church of England website has advice for parishes thinking about new signs or stationery. Visit their website for details.

Please contact me if you need help finding a designer for a website or any other publication.

Below are some very basic layout and communication tips. www.getyourchurchnoticed.com  is also full of helpful advice.

• The audience is key to good communication – they are more important than you, your style and your message.

• Tools like powerpoint etc do not replace the need for good communication skills such as clear and paced speech, eye contact and the occasional smile or joke.

• Encourage as much feedback as possible. If people contribute to a talk or discussion they will remember far more about it. 

Guidelines for Written Communication – Powerpoint and Word documents etc.

• Keep it simple – don’t use more than one serif font and one sans serif font on a page. It will look too jumbled. Use bold and italics for emphasis.

• Make sure you keep things aligned – if you have columns make sure the alignment is carried right across the page including the title and masthead if possible

• Use brave contrasts of size. 12 point and 14 point just clash. 12 point and 20 point contrast strongly.

DON’T OVERUSE CAPITALS FOR EMPHASIS – THEY ARE HARDER TO READ.

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