"The Non-Designer's Design Book" by Robin Williams is a good place to start.
Students are shown examples of good and bad design.
The class discusses principles of good design including:
Students are to complete each of the three Design Lesson Sets below. (We'll work on each design set in class so students have 3 days to get all 3 done.)
Evaluation:
10 points will be earned for each design set based on the following criteria:
3 points -- Good use of Font size/style/design
2 points -- Good use of Alignment
2 points -- Good use of other design principles listed above
3 points -- Neatness/effectiveness of finished product
10 points total