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Being a document designer, one should be able to create a document that would apply to its targeted audience, be it online or print. Online media is currently on the rise because people use it more these days but due to the internet and the inability for censorship, teenagers would be able to retrieve materials which would end up damaging their minds besides being addicted to the internet. As much as the internet benefits, it also harms an individual. Through websites, communication is made easy but there are other factors that one has to consider. The internet is a tool that proves technological advancement but if misused, there is a price to pay. Bloggers on the other hand, has to watch out for copyrighted laws so as not to plagiarise and should not involve topics that are seditious or sensitive, especially regarding race and religion to ensure no party is offended. As Karen A. Schriver (1997) has said, designers of any sort should have the ability to become communication architects instead of just decorators, proving that document to be a successful one. I agree because in order to gain readership, a document has to appeal to its readers and this can only be done when both content and graphics are included with proper arrangements and structures.

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Schriver, K. A 1997, Dynamics in Document Design: creating texts for readers, Wiley Computer Pub, New York.