Plain Language Guide Series

Design for understanding

How content design can support plain language.
Three people having a conversation

Visuals

Images and other visuals can help communicate complex ideas.

Consider using visuals

The selective use of images and video can help increase understanding.

This image from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), shows how ground water can become contaminated from various sources, including:

  • leaking underground storage tanks
  • landfill
  • runoff from pesticides and fertilizers
  • livestock waste
  • local industry chemicals and heavy metals
  • household waste

Ground water contaminants can pollute drinking water. See more at Potential Well Water Contaminants and Their Impacts.