Someone somewhere on your staff is organizing an event, holding a meeting, leading a class, throwing a party, creating a schedule, or sharing important information. Read through the following list, and see which staff members pop into your mind…
Flyers
Posters
Brochures
Announcements
Newsletters
Calendars
Schedules
Programs
Prayer cards
Invitations
Thank you notes
Note cards
Greeting cards
Mailing labels
Envelope seals
Menus
Menu boards
Recipe cards
Place cards
Placemats
Directional signs
Party games
Nametags
Gift tags
Raffle/Auction Tags
Scrapbook pages
Agendas
Handouts
Presentations
Internal documents
Reports
Memos
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There is an old rule of thumb that states, “Garbage In–Garbage Out,” stressing that the quality of the output is determined by the quality of the input. In other words, if it looks bad when you send it, it will look even worse when we reproduce it on press. Below you will find [...]

I was at a local festival the other night when I bumped into one of my neighbors Jim Wobick, who is a full time farmer from down the road. We were talking about the harvest and he mentioned how all the crops seemed to be ripening at once, of course complaining about how little time [...]

I’d like to share three tips with you for creating a picture perfect publication.
Tip #1:
When resizing a picture, always grab one of the corner handles and drag diagonally with your mouse. By doing so, you will preserve the original ratio between width and height. (Note: some programs require that you hold down the SHIFT key [...]

I enjoy cooking and baking, and of course eating what I just made. I am taking raw food such as vegetables, meat, spices, and oils, and making really great meals out of it all. It sounds like what so many of you do every week or every month when you create your publications out of [...]

Headlines are important to readers because they help readers to navigate through your publication.

I was sitting with an editor the other week and we were talking about design and format. She wanted some feedback on her latest ideas for making her bulletin articles and headings pop.
After looking through her bulletin, knowing what it used to look like, I told her how well I liked the overall design. Smiling [...]