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Create a Marketing Poster from Postcards
How-Tos: Written by Terri Stone on June 7, 2011
A few simple modifications can turn a personal birthday-greeting project into a professional marketing campaign. You'll intrigue the recipient, stand out from the competition, and show off your work (or a client's services or product) for a low cost.
Get Your Portfolio on the iPad
How-Tos: Written by Russell Brown on January 17, 2011
The iPad's crisp, vivid screen is wonderful for showing off a creative pro's portfolio. Here's how to move the portfolio's contents from your main computer to the tablet.
Where to Place Critical Marketing Messages on Folded Print Pieces
How-Tos: Written by Trish Witkowski on November 10, 2010
There are many ways to fold projects such as brochures, and we instinctively open each of those fold styles in a certain order. Here's how to make sure your most-important message is seen by the recipient.
Put Your Portfolio on the Web Without Touching Code
How-Tos: Written by Pariah Burke on March 31, 2010
With free WordPress software and a powerful but easy to use portfolio or photo-blog theme, even designers and photographers who aren't Web experts can get a portfolio online in less than an hour.
Create a Gift-Worthy Calendar in Photoshop
How-Tos: Written by Terri Stone on December 3, 2009
Are you looking for a personal yet low-cost gift for clients, friends, or family? Download this free calendar template, insert your own photos or illustrations, et voila!
Design a Unique Twitter Background
How-Tos: Written by Terri Stone on July 27, 2009
Make your Twitter page stand out (in a good way!) with these four simple tips.
12 Tips for Creative Pros on Facebook
How-Tos: Written by Dave Awl on July 1, 2009
Facebook offers a slew of communication tools that can help your creativity reach a wider audience. How wide? Try 200 million active users! To make the most of this opportunity without alienating that potential audience or putting your copyrighted creations at risk, follow this expert advice.
Design Tips: No Mailing Surcharges, No Way
How-Tos: Written by Ruth Hagopian on November 12, 2006
It might look hip and stylish to use black envelopes, fluorescent inks and ornate type when you design bulk-mailing projects, but your client will pay the price in more ways than one.
Design How-To: Make Eye-catching Small Calendars
How-Tos: Written by John McWade on October 3, 2005
Electronic organizers are a great way to manage your calendars when what interests you is data. But to tell a story, present a product or stir a memory, you'll want a good, old-fashioned paper calendar. Here's how to design a small calendar.
Illustrator CS How-to: Design a Business Card in 15 Minutes
How-Tos: Written by Barbara Mulligan Jerome Holder on January 9, 2004
Start the new year with a bang by creating a new business card in Adobe Illustrator CS. Using basic templates and tools, you can design a great-looking card in no time. Here's how.
Digital Photography How-To: Making Web Galleries with iPhoto
How-Tos: Written by Ron Wilder on January 3, 2003
Putting a photo gallery on the Web -- whether it's your professional portfolio or a family album -- is a sure-fire way to share images and attract attention to them Applications such as iPhoto, which ships with Mac OS X, makes it easy to post a basic portfolio -- but the shareware program ImageRodeo gives it a professional sheen.
