self publishing 2018

This is Dorothy's version, which I like. I guess the question is, why do I like it? Because the fonts are bigger? Or because Dorothy is awesome? (Or both!) Seriously, in terms of graphic design I have no idea what I'm doing...still fun to play around with Canva, though! Edit: My wife has confirmed that this is much better than my design (which made her laugh after I revealed that it was the one example that wasn't mine — lol). So, I guess that's settled! :)

Version 2 — with frames. I still think Dorothy's version is better, but I'm wondering if this could work.

Update (Sept. 26): I've added a new topic and have reordered the list a bit. Attached is a link to the first few (very sketchy) pages of my modest project. It is a set of "tips for success" aimed at students at my university. The idea is that each "Visiting Professor" would prepare one section, each of which would have 2 or 3 tips that we think the students should know. Content *Am I missing any topics that you feel could / should be included? *Do I have sections that shouldn't be included? (I'm thinking here of the alcohol and sex topics, as you may well have guessed). Format 1 'page' per set of tips (not because I'm thinking in pages, but because I'd like the amount of space each topic gets to be roughly equal). Picture of the Prof. in the upper right corner Picture, space permitting, underneath the text, to serve as a 'natural divider', of sorts. In short: simple. Thoughts welcome! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P1z-Y0mhHO...

Here's my idea for the cover. I originally had a different idea for the picture, but ended up standing in this spot and thought — jinkies, this looks pretty good! The text is not perfect (there's probably a better font + colour combination), but I think the general idea works. Feedback welcome — sorry it's been so long coming!