State of the Environment Reporting on the Internet

Construction of a graph using template layers

project on a long time scale, so that production rou- tines can be implemented from the beginning.

Typography

Create templates and libraries that can easily be assembled and stored on a computer, so that they can later be used for multiple purposes. At the beginning of the production process, time is spent creating the necessary elements to produce graphics (e.g.: base maps used as backgrounds, color scale, symbols, ty- pography, etc). These elements should then be logi- cally stored in libraries and astXitemplates so they can be easily retrieved for future projects. Using elements which already exist rather than re- creating new components again and again will save time and allow for consistency in visual presentation. Throughout the production process the library will con- tinuously expand, and eventually graphical produc- tion will simply consist of assembling various elements into a final figure. Xi The layer structure of design offered by most draw- ing software on the market allows user-friendly tem- plates. For example, a template used to create bar graphs should contain at least 5 layers (grid, x and y axes, typography, columns, remaining elements from the template).

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The file structure on the hard disk must also be organised in a logical and efficient way, so that it is

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