TITLE DESIGN: The art of placing text on video Which is readable and appropriate in style.

READABILITY:

• PLACEMENT- Keep text on the screen. Try the Six words in a line & Six lines in a title limit in order to keep your titles centered on the screen and easy to read.
• SIZE- To keep titles from being too small to see clearly, it is best to keep video type at 44 points or larger.
• COLORS- Avoid pale and earthy colors. Reds tend to smear on the screen. Blue on Black is difficult to read. Try not to use more than two colors. Black is a good border for white and yellow type.

TYPE STYLE:

• MATCH the type STYLE to the mood of the program.
• CENTER titles for a formal look.
• RIGHT or LEFT Justifiy titles for a distinctive look.
• ROLLS (moving from the bottom of the screen to the top) on solid color backgrounds are used for long titles and lists.
• CRAWLS (at the bottom of the screen; moving from right to left is easiest to read) are used to insert important information on top of live video.