Journal of higher education curriculum studies

Journal of higher education curriculum studies

Principles and guidelines of university textbooks graphic design

Document Type : Research Paper

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Faculty member of the Educational Technology Department of the Humanities Research and Development Institute (SAMT).
10.22034/hecs.2025.488846.1963
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to present the principles and guidelines for the graphic design of university textbooks. Using the qualitative research design, by reviewing the literature and concepts related to the educational graphic design materials, and then by inductive qualitative content analysis, the principles and guidelines of the graphic design for university textbooks were identified and extracted. The statistical population of this research included all research results related to the graphic design of textbooks and educational materials, which published in Iranian and foreign databases, as well as library resources. Using purposeful sampling, 37 related sources were selected and analyzed. The research findings include the seven principles of graphical proximity, graphical balance, graphical harmony and unity, graphical contrast, graphical emphasis, graphical legibility, and graphical alignment; and 100 guidelines for the graphic design of university textbooks. Applying these principles and guidelines can improve the effectiveness of university textbooks and better learning from them.
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