LR QUALITY ASSURANCE FOCUS:

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS®
ERROR
ALERT!
• Title is difficult to
read (consider using
different font style)
• Font style explosion
• Too many elements
on the page
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ALERT!
• Title is difficult to
read (consider using
different font style)
• Font style explosion
• Avoid specialized
styling in the logo
• Too many
unnecessary
elements on the page
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ALERT!
• Title is difficult to
read because it is
similar in color to
the background
• Employ contrasts
• Avoid gradients
• Too many elements
on the page
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ALERT!
• Avoid using
copyrighted images
(commercial brands/
product names, etc.)
• A Learning
Resource is not an
Advertisement page
• Avoid stereotyping
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• Avoid using
copyrighted images
(cartoon characters,
esp. Disney/ Pixar/
Marvel)
• As much as possible
contextualize
• Images must face
inside the canvas to
create illusion of
space
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ALERT!
• Blurry
• Too many
unnecessary
elements that can
cause confusion to
the learner
• Avoid using maps
from Google Maps
especially if it is
this unclear
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ALERT!
• Avoid amputation
of body parts
• Inconsistency of
black solid lines
• Vagueness of
concept
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ALERT!
• Inconsistency of
black solid lines
• Illustrations are out
of proportion
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• Inconsistency of
icons used
• Avoid using
persons as icons
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ALERT!
• Call-out outlines
must not be thicker
than 1pt
• Dialogues in call-
outs must be
clearly written
• Inconsistency of
black solid lines
• Vagueness of
concept/illustration
s
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ALERT!
• Upper Left –
Underexposed
• Upper Right –
Overexposed
• Lower Left – Low
resolution/Pixelate
d
• Lower Right -
Stretched
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 BASIC PARTS OF
A
CoverLEARNING
Page (Subject and Grade Level)
Copyright Page
RESOURCE
Title Page
Preface (Explanatory Note/ Specific
Instructions)
Target Content/ Performance Standards/
Competencies/ Objectives
References (Citation Format: APA or Chicago
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PAGE SET-UP

VERSO (left side) page RECTO (right side) page

Even-numbered page Odd-numbered page

Margins Gutter Margins

 DOCUMENT
PagePAGE SET-UP
Custom A4
Properties
(Hardcopy print booklet (Digital distribution/
(except
format) LR Portal publication)
cover)
8.25” X 10.75” (if
portrait)
Paper Size 8.268” x 11.693”
10.75” x 8.25” (if
landscape)
Set to mirrored setting
with custom margins as
Top: 1”
follows:
Bottom: 1”
Margin Top: 1”
Inside: 1”
Bottom: 1”
Outside: 1”
Inside: 1”
LEARNING AREA
HEX CODES
 LEARNING AREA
HEX CODES
Learning Area
Background
Color for Cover
HEX
code
English Cyan / Light blue 00aeef
Filipino Dark blue 003663
Science Orange f26522
Mathematics Green 00a651
Araling Panlipunan Red ff0000
Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao Brown 754c24
Music and Arts Canary Yellow fff200
Physical Education and Health Light Yellow Faf5a4
Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual
White ffffff
Education (MTB-MLE)
Edukasyong Pantahanan at
Pangkabuhayan (EPP)/ Technology Violet 605ca8
 TYPOGRAPHY
Art-to-Text
Grade Level Recommended Font-Family Font Size
Ratio
Text 16 pt
K to Grade 1 Century Gothic Heads 30 to 20 pt 65% : 35%
Sub Heads 18 to 16 pt
(except for “?” symbol) Text 16 pt
Grade 2 (body text flushed left/
Heads 30 to 20 pt 60% : 40%
Sub Heads 18 to 16 pt
ragged right to avoid Text 14 pt
Grade 3 hyphenations) Heads 28 to 18 pt 50% : 50%
Sub Heads 16 to 14 pt
Text 14 pt
Grade 4 Heads 28 to 18 pt 40% : 60%
Sub Heads 16 to 14 pt

Grades 5 to Arial Text 11 to 12 pt

Heads 24 to 15 pt 30% : 70%
12 Times New Roman Sub Heads 13 to 11 pt
Text 11 to 12 pt
Teacher’s Heads 24 to 15 pt None
Guides Sub Heads 13 to 11 pt
TYPOGRAPHY
Example
Material:
MTB-MLE Grade
1
Example
Material:
Science Grade 7
Freehand or Digital
Artwork
• Resolution & Size
300 dpi/ppi (optimum
resolution)
200 dpi/ppi acceptable
resolution
96 dpi/ppi for digital online
format
Illustration size: Actual size
• Format:
JPEG – Photos; JPEG or PNG
Artwork Style Guide
Logos:
• Use DepEd-approved
logos only
• Maintain original
proportion
• Don’t apply effects
(filter, drop shadow,
bevel and emboss etc.) Logos with effects

Approved logos

Artwork and Graphics
Illustrations, Icons, Diagrams:
• The subject of an artwork should be
illustrated facing toward the gutter of a
page. The horizontal line should not divide
an illustration into two.
Artwork and Graphics
Illustrations, Icons, Diagrams:
• Black ink lines should be
solid and uniformly black in
all parts of the drawing
• Should be simple, clear, free
of clutter, and suitably
proportioned, right
perspective, not microscopic
• Must maintain definition
when printed in black and
Artwork Style Guide
Illustrations, Icons,
Diagrams:
• Illustrations should not
be boxed or framed.
Frames should not be
thicker than two point
black solid line.
• Illustrations should be
labelled with an
identifying caption and
Artwork Style Guide
Labels & Legends:
• Ensure that labels
are clear and
reader friendly
• Keep ample
contrast between
the labels and the
background.
• Legends for
graphs and labels
Artwork Style Guide
Maps:
• Show only
information
relevant to the
text in a clear
reader-friendly
style
Artwork Style Guide
Icons: are reduced
abstracted symbols which
serve as visual cues in the
learning resources.
• Form is simple to
communicate the
concept, object, idea, or
action.
Aesthetic Unity
• Consistent line, weight,
style, font, color, etc.
Artwork Style Guide
Speech Balloons represent the speech or
thoughts of a given character in the
illustration.
Speech Bubble isThey
usually have different
Thought types:
Bubble is a speech
oval, rectangular, and balloon either cloud-shaped
rounded-rectangular, or just a simple oval with
pointed triangular, or curved series of circles/oval tails
triangular shaped tails used that represent the thought of
for conversational tone of the character.
people.
Artwork Style Guide
Radio Bubble has the same shape
as that of burst balloons or a
normal speech balloon with the
most defining tail shaped of a
lightning. It represents sounds or
dialogues coming from an
electronic device like telephone,
cellphone, radio, TV, or even
robots.
Whisper Bubble takes the
form of a dashed (dotted)
outline speech balloon with
a thinner outline to depict
the weak sound of the
speech.
Artwork Style Guide
Photos:
• Photographer must
be identified as
required by source
and referenced
• Persons included
must have provided
free and prior
consent for the