Type will be the main hurdle to overcome when making your planner all that and a bag of chips (and dip on those super good days....). Organizing which words are most important and how your lists look vary from person to person, but the common issues everyone will face will be fitting all the words in a set space, and making it look good. Two things we can control is the height of your letters as well as its alignment.
The Straight Edge Difference
Let's just start at where I know you all want this to go. The tools you want to add to your pen box! What kind of straight edge do I use, you ask? I love the Lettermate (I have both the original and the companion - and will write a review on them asap), and a flexible clear ruler (I love having two sizes like this one and this one to make for easier lettering in my planner and for travel).
Height Consistency
Using a straight edge makes all the difference. By creating a baseline (the line that all of your letters sit on: base = booty, booties sit on chairs, therefore letters sit on baselines) and a cap line (height of your CAPital letters), all of your letters will be the same height and look visually consistent.Same goes for your boxes. By using a straight edge, all of your boxes will have strong lines (I mean, there's nothing like a good 'ol squiggle to make a box look weak).
Alignment
Having words perfectly aligned make your planner layout boxes look clean. Simply draw a line that you want to be the point of alignment (in this case, the center)and ensure that the word is spaced evenly on either side of the line. For example, the name "Nā Maka" has 7 letters in total. The letter that would be the "center" would be the fourth character "M" (because we would count a space as a character). Start from the center of the word, and work outwards to fit your word perfectly in the area you wish.Illustrations: Straight as Soldiers
Use a straight edge to make sure that any drawings you have are in alignment with the lines in your planner (they're particularly awesome for making different kinds of frames and signs).
Until Next Time, A Hui Hou
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KP
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