Design How-To: Get a Great Cover with a Label-Style Title

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Design How-To: Get a Great Cover with a Label-Style Title

Whether you need to add punch to a cover and don't have an image, or text is a supporting actor to a star photo, a title that looks like it's a label is an excellent alternative.

Written by John McWade on March 10, 2006

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Covers -- of catalogs, calendars, and many other publications -- must command attention and convey a clear message. Text that looks like a label can accomplish both, no matter what materials you're forced to work with.

In this article, John McWade digs into the details of how to design a label-style title. You'll learn where to position it to create a sense of life and activity; which colors convey what moods; and when to choose between a bold label and a subtle corner banner.

Click the link "Label-Style Title" to open the PDF file in your Web browser. You can also download the PDF to your machine for later viewing. This how-to is formatted for easy onscreen reading. However, if you prefer paper, see pages 12 through 16 of the PDF, which repeat the information in a format suitable for printing.

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