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Design Font/overall appearance-does your publication look friendly? Overall appearance - does it confirm or challenge stereotypes of the subject? Students will understand that a publication that is predominately pink is aimed at girls, predominately blue/grey is aimed at boys How computer literate are your audience? Not all students have access to IT, not all adults are proficient Are the colours or font appropriate for those with visual impairment Are the colours or font appropriate for those with dyslexia? Go through your publication, note what colours are used and count how often. Use more gender-neutral colours such a orange/bright green/purple To ensure girls feel welcome in an activity they may already feel is aimed at boys, overtly use colours that are girl-identified Use bright colours, variation of font Include case studies that feature non-traditional role-models If you find a predominance of colours that you cannot change, i.e. company logo, sky, sea. Provide balance by ensuring you have female-identified colours where you can, i.e. borders, in-fill The Brightside Trust-e-mentoring The web design and content is designed to appeal to young people by including: lots of pictures and tasters short and snappy text brighter colours Also, when working with the students it became apparent that, contrary to expectations, not all the students were IT literate, particularly those from less advantaged backgrounds who did not have access to a computer at home. To cater for this Brightside clean and simple. The London South Bank University: The Engineering Islam Flyer Devised to specifically target the most under represented group in engineering: girls from a Pakistani and Bangladeshi community. The front image is a very visually pleasing example of Islamic engineering and the design colours chosen so girls will appreciate, it is aimed at them. The back cover is beautiful, emphasising the artistic side of engineering, and culturally appropriate. The poster can be seen on the welcome page of this site.
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