What is this toolkit for?
The Voter Education Design Toolkit houses best practices and templates for designing effective communication materials using the bite-snack-meal framework. It’s for non-designers and designers alike working on voter education in varying jurisdictions.
This toolkit is organized into three parts:
- Best practices guide for designing effective voter education materials
- Editable content for 4 common voter education topics
- Sample and blank design templates in Word, PowerPoint, and InDesign
This toolkit will guide you in designing materials that are relevant, timely, and accessible.
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Toolkit Contents
To get started
Best practices for designing voter education (PDF)
Topic breakdowns
Editable Content Document (PDF) covering the following topics:
- Voter Registration
- Voting Options
- Voting Process
- Voters with Specific Circumstances
Template resources
How to use the templates (PDF)
Customizable templates
You can kick off your voter education materials using our toolkit templates. Each template includes an estimated amount of time you may need to customize them. Color and grayscale templates are provided in PowerPoint, Word, and InDesign. There are blank templates for each format if you want to cover a different topic.
- Social media post (15 mins)
- Timeline postcard (30 mins)
- Flyer (1 hour)
- Half-page Booklet (1+ hours)
- 3-fold brochure (2+ hours)
- Pocket guide (3+ hours)