Expensive posters prepared for one setting can become waste paper if used in a different setting. Often, educators often commission the basic materials and having received them from the producers, whether a publisher, printer, writer, or designer, discover they need to produce a second set of materials a short manual or set of instructions for use. These are then rushed off in-house without the care given to the original. Commissioning briefs should take account of the full package of materials that is required. Appropriate Format Educators need to know in advance what is possible, and make use of these specifications in their planning.
Educators have no time or cost leeways.
If they determine that a poster should be a particular shape, or a folder for an educational package a particular colour or weight of paper only to discover that this material can either not be sourced, or can only be obtained by cuts that result in wastage, they have done a disservice to the programme. Having said that, there are formats for materials that are more appropriate than others. And commissioning original designs should proceed from the assumption that the the educational purpose will never take second place to the design considerations. A flier might be designed to be read once and then discarded. In fact, it may even be necessary to design and produce it in such a way that it can be recycled or that it biodegrades rapidly.