Where the principles of document design provide considerations for overall document layout, the elements of document design focus on these specific visual elements that make up the visual content of the document: text and typefaces, visuals, graphics, color, and white space. This 4-page fact sheet was written by Ricky Telg, and published by the UF Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, June 2012. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/wc129