Style guide

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Fonts

• Number: Two, maximum three.
• Serif: Consider pairing, say a sans serif for headings with a serif for body.
• Size: Use size to denote hierarchy. Careful in more formal documents.

Alignment

• Be consistent. If you are aligned left, make everything align left. Don’t overdo centre alignment.
• Left alignment best; don’t use right alignment for body text.

Whitespace

It can be useful to draw attention to things.

Colour

contrast, colour, saturation