SCANNING TIPS

With the overwhelming availability of digital cameras nowadays and the enormous amounts of clip art images available from LPi’s own Art & Media Portal, www.portal.4lpi.com, scanners aren’t used as often as they were even just a few years ago. Many scanners are on a shelf collecting dust or being used as a shelf. Every now and [...]

Giving your bulletin that extra “something” – Build and organize a clip-art library!

Have you ever found yourself searching for that perfect piece of clip art to fit the occasion?  More often than not I find myself browsing through endless images thinking “I know I’ve seen one, but where was it?”  The Art and Media Portal is a wonderful resource with over 20,000 items to chose from to add [...]

These Clips Are Made for Croppin’

The Summer, 2010, issue of Bright Ideas magazine includes several pieces of clip art that were created for you to crop. Check out the award ribbons on page 17. You can crop this clip to use only one of the colored ribbons.

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Take a look at the pie charts, flow charts and thermometer images on [...]

How do I Download files from LPi’s Art & Media Portal?

LPi’s Art & Media Portal, http://www.portal.4lpi.com, is our exclusive collection of bulletin content, clip art and covers. We make sure that the materials we provide are copyrighted for our customers’ use and meet the technical specifications to allow for the best print quality possible. Liturgical Publications’ Art & Media Portal is the only place our customers [...]

Design ideas for your Bulletin

Ever find yourself with a loss of inspiration while creating your bulletin? Instead of reinventing the wheel, why not take a look at what other editors have done with their bulletins?

LPi’s Seek and Find web site contains the PDF files from other organizations not just in your area, but across the country. Simply go to the [...]

Crimes against your readers, part 4

Today’s crime: Justified text

Are you guilty or innocent?

This is the fourth in a series. Watch this blog for more installments in this continuing feature.

Readers want it easy. Specifically, they want your bulletin or newsletter to be easy on their eyes. Whenever you as the editor make your publication more difficult to read, you risk [...]

Share Your Imagery Ideas!

What imagery themes would you like to see, as we continue to expand LPi’s Art Collection? When you create the bulletin, newsletter and fliers for your own unique community members, what themes of artwork are you looking for?

Think through each season of the year, holidays and special occasions, community celebrations and observances, and the things that [...]

Your bulletin cover….YOUR INFORMATION CENTER.

Church bulletins but especially bulletin covers are an important addition to a faith community as your information center. Bulletin covers can be inspirational, have attractive pictures, and/or have important information with distinct purposes in the life of the faith community that will enhance the members’ experience at their place of worship. Below are some samples of [...]

Crimes against your readers, part 3

Today’s crime: Indiscriminate borders.

Are you guilty or innocent?

This is the third in a series. Watch this blog for more installments in this continuing feature.

Readers want it easy. Specifically, they want your bulletin or newsletter to be easy on their eyes. Whenever you make your publication more difficult to read, you risk that your readers will just [...]

Crimes against your readers, part 2

Today’s crime: Underlining.

Are you guilty or innocent?


This is the second in a series. Watch this blog for more installments in this continuing feature.

Readers want it easy. Specifically, they want your bulletin or newsletter to be easy on their eyes. Whenever you as the editor make your publication more difficult to read, you risk that your readers [...]