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PDF | 0600 | Design a label-style headline
PDF | 0600 | Design a label-style headline
 

Words in a shape convey a pleasing blend of informality and permanence. | Preview
This article is part of Issue 39 PDF
PDF | 0606 | Design easy cover patterns
PDF | 0606 | Design easy cover patterns
 

Using this step-and-repeat technique, you can make artistic covers in no time! | Preview
This article is part of Issue 39 PDF
PDF | 0609 | Simply borderless
PDF | 0609 | Simply borderless
 

How to design pages for desktop printers that can't print to the edge. | Preview
This article is part of Issue 40 PDF or Print
PDF | 0620 | Design Talk 2: Five Design Ideas
PDF | 0620 | Design Talk 2: Five Design Ideas
 

Photo Identity, Powerful Cover, Simple Home Page, CD Calendar, Extended Image.
This article is part of Issue 41 PDF or Print and 75 Design Ideas!
PDF | 0621 | One-Line Design
PDF | 0621 | One-Line Design
 

Make expressive designs easily and quickly with just a line. | Preview
This article is part of Issue 41 PDF or Print
PDF | 0623 | Design Talk 3: Five Design Ideas
PDF | 0623 | Design Talk 3: Five Design Ideas
 

“Photo” Graph; Modern Layout; Small Size, Big Impact; Focused Design; Personal Brochure.
This article is part of Issue 42 PDF or Print and 75 Design Ideas!
PDF | 0624 | Design first things first
PDF | 0624 | Design first things first
 

Snap-together modules make this format easy—but get the sequence right! | Preview
This article is part of Issue 42 PDF or Print
PDF | 0625 | Build a picture path
PDF | 0625 | Build a picture path
 

A single row of photos carries your reader from here to there. | Preview
This article is part of Issue 42 PDF or Print
PDF | 0634 | Design Talk 5: Five Design Ideas
PDF | 0634 | Design Talk 5: Five Design Ideas
 

Low-Budget Layout, Photo Grid, Visual Hierarchy, Storytelling Object, Revealing Cover.
This article is part of Issue 43 PDF or Print and 75 Design Ideas!
PDF | 0635 | Make a theme
PDF | 0635 | Make a theme
 

Butterfly graphic brightens a gray brochure. | Preview
This article is part of Issue 43 PDF or Print
PDF | 0638 | Design Talk 6: Four Design Ideas
PDF | 0638 | Design Talk 6: Four Design Ideas
 

Quarter-Pie CD Format, Two List Ideas, Multi-Caption Photo, Modular Grid.
This article is part of Issue 44 PDF or Print and 75 Design Ideas!
PDF | 0640 | Picture it twice
PDF | 0640 | Picture it twice
 

Use the same image twice — differently — to fill your space beautifully. | Preview
This article is part of Issue 44 PDF or Print
PDF | 0643 | Design Talk 7: Five Design Ideas
PDF | 0643 | Design Talk 7: Five Design Ideas
 

Outside Inside, Product Callouts, Price Guide, Signature Logo, One-Photo Cover.
This article is part of Issue 44 PDF or Print and 75 Design Ideas!
PDF | 0647 | Design Talk 8: Five Design Ideas
PDF | 0647 | Design Talk 8: Five Design Ideas
 

Self Rollovers; Old Tabs, Modern Sheen; Optical Alignment; Baby Card; Empty Space.
This article is part of Issue 45 PDF or Print and 75 Design Ideas!
PDF | 0655 | Design Talk 10: Five Postcard Ideas
PDF | 0655 | Design Talk 10: Five Postcard Ideas
 

Fresh Shapes; Big Image, Small Type; Front, Back; Centered, Design; Big Type, Small Image.
This article is part of Issue 46 PDF or Print and 75 Design Ideas!
PDF | 0656 | Design Talk 11: Five Design Ideas
PDF | 0656 | Design Talk 11: Five Design Ideas
 

Shadow Logo, Photo Callout, Color Contrast, One-Line Title, Mannequin Model.
This article is part of Issue 46 PDF or Print and 75 Design Ideas!
PDF | 0659 | Design Talk 12: Five Design Ideas
PDF | 0659 | Design Talk 12: Five Design Ideas
 

“Object” Graph, Horizontal Scroll, Square Cover, Minimal Poster, Staggered Layout.
This article is part of Issue 46 PDF or Print and 75 Design Ideas!
PDF | 0663 | Picture your group
PDF | 0663 | Picture your group
 

Have a dozen or more mug shots? A grid of squares gets that gang of yours looking good — together. | Preview
This article is part of Issue 47 PDF or Print
PDF | 0664 | Design without rulers
PDF | 0664 | Design without rulers
 

Put away your ruler. Here’s how to design the way you see. | Preview
This article is part of Issue 47 PDF or Print
PDF | 0665 | Design a pocket-size brochure
PDF | 0665 | Design a pocket-size brochure
 

Eight small pages unfold into an informative, letter-size sheet. | Preview
This article is part of Issue 47 PDF or Print
PDF | 0671 | Design like a lazy person
PDF | 0671 | Design like a lazy person
 

Design is easier if you put your image here and your type there. | Preview
This article is part of Issue 48 PDF or Print
PDF | 0674 | Pix Trix 4: Focal points
PDF | 0674 | Pix Trix 4: Focal points
 

Complex or ambiguous photo? Eight simple ways to put the reader’s eye where you want it. | Preview
This article is part of Issue 48 PDF or Print
PDF | 0675  | Design Talk 16: Five Design Ideas
PDF | 0675 | Design Talk 16: Five Design Ideas
 

Coin Cover, Many From One, Outie Innie, Accordion Program, Inside Action.
This article is part of Issue 48 PDF or Print and 75 Design Ideas!
PDF | 0677 | How to use that typeface
PDF | 0677 | How to use that typeface
 

That font you love won’t work just anywhere; it has a style that needs to be complemented. Here’s how to work its strengths. | Preview
This article is part of Issue 48 PDF or Print
PDF | 0679 | Draw great visual instructions
PDF | 0679 | Draw great visual instructions
 

Have something to demonstrate or explain? Don’t say it; show it! | Preview
This article is part of Issue 49 PDF or Print
PDF | 0681 | Design a flier that sells
PDF | 0681 | Design a flier that sells
 

The key to an advertisement that sells is simple: Keep all eyes on the product. | Preview
This article is part of Issue 49 PDF or Print
PDF | 0683 | Design a zig-zag brochure
PDF | 0683 | Design a zig-zag brochure
 

Legal-size sheet with an angled edge makes a catchy, fun format. | Preview
This article is part of Issue 49 PDF or Print
PDF | 0685 | Create a series of cards
PDF | 0685 | Create a series of cards
 

Stretch your art budget -- colorfully! A spin around the color wheel turns one graphic into a dozen. | Preview
This article is part of Issue 49 PDF or Print
PDF | 0686 | Design Talk 18
PDF | 0686 | Design Talk 18: Five Design Ideas
 

Repeating Shape, Single-Object Card, Web Stickies, Photo Sequence, Beautiful Book Cover
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PDF | 0688 | Design a photo magazine cover
PDF | 0688 | Design a photo magazine cover
 

How do you show off a great photo? Easy. Clear everything else off the page. | Preview
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PDF | 0689 | How to design big signs
PDF | 0689 | How to design big signs
 

The key to designing big is to think small. | Preview
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PDF | 0690 | Design Talk 19: Five Design Ideas
PDF | 0690 | Design Talk 19: Five Design Ideas
 

Clever Glyph, Simplified Chart, Updatable Signage, Story-Telling Image, Picture Chart
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