EAR+Draft


 * Flyer **

For my first EAR I decided to do a flyer. The target audience for this flyer is for students who are tripled and want to be de-tripled. The flyer contains information about who to contact and when it would be best. There is also, what I consider, to be advice on this flyer. I chose to do a flyer, because a flyer is an easy way of communicating an idea. A flyer is easy to read and is not that complicated, so it is easy for people to understand. The CRAP principles are applied as followed.

-The colors of white and blue -The idea of being tripled or doubled - "De-tripling" -Most is centered -All the information is in the same proximity, the bottom of the flyer
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For my examples I chose three flyers.

The first one about electronic locks is very bland and does not capture attention. However, it is able to give all the information that is needed. The second flyer is colorful and captures attention. It does give the information someone would need, but there is a great deal of information. That makes it harder to read, so some people might just give up reading and miss important information. To make the flyer better,the information shouldn't be as long. The last flyer captures people's attention with a picture from a popular and well known. While it gets the message across, "Do not attempt to bunk, de-bunk, loft, de-loft, lower or raise your bed", it does not give enough information. It does say who to contact, but no further information. ** Newsletter ** I chose to write a newsletter, because it is a personal way to give information to another person. I kept the letter short, so it isn't that hard to read. I like this way of communicating, because it makes it a little more personal so a reader will pay attention more. The audience for this newsletter is perspective students. The CRAP principles are below. **Contrast:** -Being a triple or double dorm -De-tripling -To the Left -The letter is short so everything is in close proximity
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Below are three examples of letters that I found.

Below is a personal letter. This type of letter is effective, in a way to catch up with someone or to say hello. It is always enjoyable written to you by a parent, family member or friend. However, it is hard to be serious and talk about professional things in a personal letter.

The next letter is on a sticky note. It was left by a roommate to her other roommates to let them know she had left for the weekend. This letter is effective, because it gives all the basic information her roommates would need. she says she has left and that she won't be back until Monday. But beyond that it doesn't say where she went or who with, so it does leave the roommates a little bit in the dark. Below is a more professional letter from the University. The benefits of this letter is that it gives you all the information you need. One of the negatives is that it is not at all personal.Besides being addressed specifically to a person, it could be sent to any number of people.

** Satire ** Above is my version of a satire. I like this genre, because it is not taken that seriously and has an option to be humorous. This way a topic can be easily understood by any audience. In this case the intended audience is students. Below are the CRAP principles.

- Colors -Size -The point in this satire is to have no repetition -There is no specific alignment, which benefits this type of satire, because it brings attention to other words -Every word is meant to be close together Below are the three satires I chose. The are the same type of satire, comic strips. I like the idea of a comic strip, because they are able to make the most serious topic, humorous. However, for my project I chose not to make a comic.
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