OmniGraffle has several methods of quickly styling your diagram. This chapter will introduce you to methods and techniques you can use for this purpose.
In Chapter 1, Getting Started with OmniGraffle you were introduced to a few tips on making your diagrams visually appealing. Some of these were:
Colorize gently: Do not flush your diagram full of colors. It is best if you can keep to just a few colors. Use colors that match each other—if you feel that you are not good at choosing colors, you can use the ColorJack and Kuler websites mentioned in Chapter 1.
Use few fonts: Try to use only two different fonts. These fonts should be without serifs, also known as sans serif. The text you are reading right now is a serif font—the titles in this book are written without serifs.
Consider your output media: The thickness of lines, the color (or lack there of) fill of shapes, and so on, means different things when used in a screen presentation, on a web page...