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Make the important photo small
Is your primary photo just ho-hum? Switch it with the less-important one -- and get great results. Runtime 4:22 | Watch | YouTube


How to design a second page
You’ve designed a beautiful outside. How do you follow it up inside? Simply. Runtime 1:35 | Watch | YouTube | iTunes | Article reference: 0607


Extreme photo cropping
How to convey a lot of visual information in an extremely narrow space. Runtime 2:47 | Watch | YouTube | iTunes | Article references: 0645, 0601


Do you need a second logo?
For use in big sizes and small, you may need two logos. Runtime 3:33 | Watch | YouTube | iTunes


Big type, small type
To make big type small or small type big, you need to make some adjustments. Here’s what to do. Runtime 3:21 | Watch | YouTube | iTunes


Design a cover the simple way
How do you show off a great photo? Easy. Clear everything else off the page. Runtime 4:44 | Watch | YouTube | iTunes | Article reference: 0688


Do you really need a logo?
Kathy Thomas is a babysitter — for pets. Her friend designed a logo for her, but does she really need one? Runtime 5:04 | Watch | YouTube | iTunes


How to design without graphics
Reader Karen Crumb writes lamenting her “image-free” company’s insistence on text-only documents. Runtime 3:54 | Watch | YouTube | iTunes


How to design a logo fast
Need a logo to brand a project or event? Try this.
Runtime 2:39 | Watch | YouTube | iTunes


The visual oxymoron
What happens when your words say one thing, but your graphics say something else?
Runtime 1:32 | Watch | YouTube | iTunes | Article reference: 0670


Bavarian-style gold edging
It’s the look of the Black Forest. We’ll show you how to gild the edges of those ornate letters.
Runtime 1:49 | Watch | YouTube | iTunes


Condense your layout
Designing a whole page? Instead of enlarging everything to fill the space, think small and focused.
Runtime 1:57 | Watch | YouTube | iTunes | Article reference: 0623


Working in a tiny space
When designing for a tiny space, think simple.
Runtime 1:24 | Watch | YouTube | iTunes | Article reference: 0641

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