01-06-09 | Extra
Extra is a little bit of design, an idea, a technique, another look at something. One page, 141KB | Free Download

0363 | Design a logo of letters
Are you known by your initials? Turn those letters into a terrific signature! 28 pages, 2.6MB | Free Download

0472 | How to cool a hot photo
When your photo can’t be changed, surround it with cool color. 19 pages, 2.3MB | Free Download

0269 | What’s the right typeface for text?
How to choose a typeface for clear, easy reading over long distances. 13 pages, 1MB | Free Download

0676 | Gestalt theory: Equilibrium
Our sense of balance affects everything we see. 12 pages, 1MB | Subscribers

0675 | Design Talk 16: Five Design Ideas
Coin Cover, Many From One, Outie Innie, Accordion Program, Inside Action. 15 pages, 4.8MB | Subscribers

0674 | Pix Trix 4: Focal points
Complex or ambiguous photo? Eight simple ways to put the reader’s eye where you want it. 18 pages, 3.2MB | Subscribers

0673 | Design Talk 15: Four Design Ideas
Label Envelope; Tall Image, Wide Page; No-Bleed Design; Warp Tool. 18 pages, 2.7MB | Subscribers

0672 | Fun with words and pictures
Wired magazine’s table of contents is a toy box of visual techniques. 18 pages, 3.3MB | Subscribers

0671 | Design like a lazy person
Design is easier if you put your image here and your type there. 19 pages, 1.9MB | Subscribers

0670 | Design Talk 14: Five Design Ideas
Visual Oxymoron, Functional Beauty, Portfolio Card, Sneak Peak, Background Selection. 13 pages, 1.4MB | Subscribers

0669 | Callout ideas
Short quotes pulled from the text are fundamental storytelling tools. 26 pages, 7.3MB | Subscribers

0668 | Picture your presentation
Photographs give your audience an emotional connection to your words. 21 pages, 4.3MB | Subscribers

0667 | Lessons from a beautiful site
The University of Miami College of Arts & Sciences shows that beauty really is in the details. 19 pages, 3.2MB | Subscribers

0666 | Design a showroom-style presentation
Automobile magazine’s clever layout streams 10 cars across 18 pages. 12 pages, 1.7MB | Subscribers

0665 | Design a pocket-size brochure
Eight small pages unfold into an informative, letter-size sheet. 13 pages, 2.5MB | Subscribers

0664 | Design without rulers
Put away your ruler. Here’s how to design the way you see. 33 pages, 6.2MB | Subscribers

0663 | Picture your group
Have a dozen or more mug shots? A grid of squares gets that gang of yours looking good — together. 15 pages, 4.1MB | Subscribers

0662 | Design Talk 13: Five Design Ideas
Separate Fields, Organized Card, Massive Typeface, Sleeve-Style Cover, Home Page Greeting. 16 pages, 2.4MB | Subscribers

0661 | Design a catalog of rectangles
Segway’s catalog motif is simple, handsome and versatile. 19 pages, 3.5MB | Back Issues

0660 | How to set a text-only logotype
Key is to work with the natural pattern of your letters. Here’s how. 36 pages, 2.2MB | Back Issues

0659 | Design Talk 12: Five Design Ideas
“Object” Graph, Horizontal Scroll, Square Cover, Minimal Poster, Staggered Layout. 13 pages, 2.4MB | Back Issues

0658 | Focus your presentation
Apple knows that a perfect presentation is made with the audience in mind. Here’s what we can learn from its brilliant iPhone site. 18 pages, 1.5MB | Back Issues

0657 | Big, bold, beautiful
Southwest Airlines’ in-flight magazine shows how to design short, engaging stories. 24 pages, 3.4MB | Back Issues

0656 | Design Talk 11: Five Design Ideas
Shadow Logo, Photo Callout, Color Contrast, One-Line Title, Mannequin Model. 15 pages, 3.2MB | Back Issues

0655 | Design Talk 10: Five Postcard Ideas
Fresh Shapes; Big Image, Small Type; Front, Back; Centered, Design; Big Type, Small Image. 16 pages, 2.4MB | Back Issues

0654 | Pix Trix 3: Scrapbook-style photos
Here are six easy ways to add depth and realism to your digital photos. 18 pages, 2.4MB | Back Issues

0653 | A site of unusual clarity
A portfolio site shows that pure design is beautiful design. 12 pages, 1.5MB | Back Issues

0652 | Design a panoramic booklet
A cross between a book and a magazine, this landscape format is unusually easy to lay out and great to read. 18 pages, 3.8MB | Back Issues

0651 | Design a story-style brochure
Fold—and unfold—a single sheet into an appealing, narrative-like presentation. 16 pages, 3.6MB | Back Issues

0650 | Design Talk 9: Five Design Ideas
A Site of Squares, Photo Name, Fun Lines, High-Style Multi-Caption, Picture-Frame Cover. 15 pages, 2.4MB | Back Issues

0649 | How to design a small poster
To make a big impression at close range, use bold images and high contrasts. 15 pages, 2.1MB | Back Issues

0648 | Small site, great format
This simple beauty is ideal for professionals and small enterprises. 15 pages, 1MB | Back Issues

0647 | Design Talk 8: Five Design Ideas
Self Rollovers; Old Tabs, Modern Sheen; Optical Alignment; Baby Card; Empty Space. 13 pages, 2MB | Back Issues

0646 | Our color wheel
Part science, part art, the color wheel is our tool for understanding which colors go with what. 19 pages, 3.7MB | Back Issues

0645 | Design a beautiful Web header
Design an effective header the easy way. Just think in sections. 16 pages, 2.2MB | Back Issues

0644 | Tiny budget, evocative card
Turn a one-color business card into a visual statement. 18 pages, 3.6MB | Back Issues

0643 | Design Talk 7: Five Design Ideas
Outside Inside, Product Callouts, Price Guide, Signature Logo, One-Photo Cover. 16 pages, 4.3MB | Back Issues

0642 | Design a wrap-around brochure
Its narrow flap creates a point of interaction with the reader. 13 pages, 2.3MB | Back Issues

0641 | Pix Trix 2: Web graphics
How to design great-looking ads in tiny spaces. 15 pages, 2.4MB | Back Issues

0640 | Picture it twice
Use the same image twice — differently — to fill your space beautifully. 15 pages, 1.9MB | Back Issues

0639 | Design a dual-purpose letterhead
This pre-perforated, legal-size sheet is part image, part function. 15 pages, 1.5MB | Back Issues

0638 | Design Talk 6: Four Design Ideas
Quarter-Pie CD Format, Two List Ideas, Multi-Caption Photo, Modular Grid. 15 pages, 3.4MB | Back Issues

0637 | Create Web page photo backgrounds
Make pages so real it’s like being there. 13 pages, 3.5MB | Back Issues

0636 | Design below the line
Create a report that looks open and inviting. 15 pages, 2.2MB | Back Issues

0635 | Make a theme
Butterfly graphic brightens a gray brochure. 21 pages, 2.6MB | Back Issues

0634 | Design Talk 5: Five Design Ideas
Low-Budget Layout, Photo Grid, Visual Hierarchy, Storytelling Object, Revealing Cover. 15 pages, 2.5MB | Back Issues

0633 | Pix Trix 1: Cropping basics
How to crop photos for function and meaning. 16 pages, 2.5MB | Back Issues

0632 | Design teeny-tiny brochures
As small as a business card, they’re classy and irresistibly cute. 18 pages, 2MB | Back Issues

0631 | Design simple presentations
Visual brevity will help a great talk. 15 pages, 1.3MB | Back Issues

0630 | Design a multi-purpose flier
The single-sheet flier is a low-cost workhorse. This versatile model has many uses. 16 pages, 2.0MB | Back Issues

0629 | Design Talk 4: Five Web Ideas
Two Media, One Look; Designed Space; Simple Mouse-Over; Color Hierarchy; Easy-to-Read Slide Show. 13 pages, 1.9MB | Back Issues

0628 | A small newsletter that reads big
Half-size page is easy to design and creates a strong impression. 22 pages, 3.1MB | Back Issues

0627 | Design your own Christmas cards
Desktop printers and a $1 photo library have made it easy to send beautiful, personal greetings! 16 pages, 2.6MB | Back Issues

0626 | Design a step-up brochure
A compact brochure of loose cards is easy to customize. 16 pages, 3.8MB | Back Issues

0625 | Build a picture path
A single row of photos carries your reader from here to there. 12 pages, 1.4MB | Back Issues

0624 | Design first things first
Snap-together modules make this format easy—but get the sequence right! 15 pages, 2.3MB | Back Issues

0623 | Design Talk 3: Five Design Ideas
“Photo” Graph; Modern Layout; Small Size, Big Impact; Focused Design; Personal Brochure. 15 pages, 3MB | Back Issues

0622 | Unleash the action!
A still photo is real life on “pause.” Here’s how to restart the action. 16 pages, 5.3MB | Back Issues

0621 | One-Line Design
Make expressive designs easily and quickly with just a line. 15 pages, 2.2MB | Back Issues

0620 | Design Talk 2: Five Design Ideas
Photo Identity, Powerful Cover, Simple Home Page, CD Calendar, Extended Image. 15 pages, 2.5MB | Back Issues

0619 | Design Talk: Six Design Ideas
Storytelling Logo, Beautiful Card, Quick Flier, Great Note Pad, Expressive Typography, Simple Brochure. 15 pages, 2.3MB | Back Issues

0618 | Design a flier that comes back
On a budget? Need a response? Design a flier that’s its own return envelope! 16 pages, 2.1MB | Back Issues

0617 | How to look real
How to transform a made-up design into an energetic expression of the real event. 18 pages, 2.9MB | Back Issues

0616 | Design on a Centerline
An image, a typeface and one line are all you need to set a classy scene. 23 pages, 2.2MB | Back Issues

0615 | Design a small chart
Visual simplicity transforms a kitchen gimmick into a useful tool. 19 pages, 2.3MB | Back Issues

0614 | Distinctively Oriental
Menu captures the flavor of the Far East in a unique Oriental format. 31 pages, 7.7MB | Back Issues

0613 | What typeface goes with that?
How to pick a typeface that complements a graphic. 21 pages, 5.1MB | Back Issues

0612 | Open space
Your design should express who you are! Here's how an audio retailer changed his card to look like his high-end store. 22 pages, 3.4MB | Back Issues

0611 | Design a $10 clock
Pop off the hands, pop in your design, and snap it together. 18 pages, 2.5MB | Back Issues

0610 | How to design small calendars
Eye-catching calendar designs for wallet and desktop. 28 pages, 4.3MB | Back Issues

0609 | Simply borderless
How to design pages for desktop printers that can't print to the edge. 18 pages, 3.4MB | Back Issues

0608 | Three documents, one look
How to turn letterhead, envelope and business card into a single visual presence. 16 pages, 800kb | Back Issues

0607 | How to design a second page
You've designed a beautiful outside. How do you follow it up inside? Simply. 16 pages, 4.4MB | Back Issues

0606| Design easy cover patterns
Using this step-and-repeat technique, you can make artistic covers in no time! 18 pages, 3.9MB | Back Issues

0605 | Swipe it!
Artistically erase part of an image, shaping it to fit a space. 15 pages, 3.3MB | Back Issues

0604 | Simple, uniform, repetitive
We borrow a page from UPS to illustrate that consistency is key to a successful look. 10 pages, 2.6MB | Back Issues

0603 | Many from one
Big photos have small photos inside! Here’s how to get several images from one original. 18 pages, 5MB | Back Issues

0602 | Design a peekaboo brochure
Transform a plain sheet of paper into an engaging brochure by offsetting the folds. 16 pages, 4.4MB | Back Issues

0601 | Squeeze play
How to fit a photo into a very skinny space. 13 pages, 3.3MB | Back Issues

0600 | Design a label-style title
Words in a shape convey a pleasing blend of informality and permanence. 16 pages, 3.6MB | Back Issues