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Buy Logo Design Software and Other Tools
Today's logo designers need software, clip art, and fonts to go along with their design talents. While there are a multitude of choices for each, there are a few more popular, industry-standard software programs that serious designers should consider. The field is wide-open as to clip art and fonts but there are certain packages that can help new designers get up and running quickly.
Create a PowerPoint Presentation
It's not enough to know how to use all the bells and whistles in PowerPoint. To design effective PowerPoint presentation materials follow three basic rules that have nothing to do with being a PowerPoint power user or not.
Buy a Personal Paper Shredder for Home or Home Office Use
Our homes generate plenty of waste paper from kids' homework to junk mail. Add a home office and the paper pile grows deeper. For security, many people choose to shred much of this paper. Personal and small office paper shredders can do the job but not all are created equal. You'll want to find the best balance of price, features, and performance. Here's what to look for in personal shredders:
Sign Up For an Email Desktop Publishing Course
Choosing an email course from About.com Desktop Publishing and what to expect from these email-based courses and lessons.
Upgrade Desktop Publishing Software
The primary applications for professional design carry hefty price tags and often steep learning curves. Your investment of time and money is a major consideration when choosing to upgrade. Weigh carefully the upgrade costs against the new features and benefits.
Buy Home Publishing Software
Sometimes called desktop publishing software, home publishing or creative printing products are primarily for the non-professional designer. The bulk of home publishing software is for the Windows platform.
Buy Professional Desktop Publishing Software
The three major categories of professional desktop publishing software applications are page layout, illustration, and image editing. While other types of programs may be used, a program from each of these categories are the workhorses of professional desktop publishing.
Buy Academic Software
Available to students, faculty, and educational institutions at educational discount prices, there are advantages and disadvantages to buying academic software for desktop publishing for individuals building a desktop publishing arsenal.
Buy Graphic Design Gifts for Designers and Digital Artists
Software and books are always welcome graphic design gifts but there are other options for creative gift-giving when the recipient is a new or experienced graphic designer or digital artist. Get graphic design gift ideas and suggestions for appropriate designer presents.
Use Graphics in Desktop Publishing
You think you have found the almost-perfect image on a Web site but it's not quite the right size. You make it bigger and suddenly it looks awful. You send it to a friend but they can't open it. You've hit several of the possible snags encountered when using graphics in desktop publishing. There's more to using graphics than finding a picture that you like. Learn about graphics file formats, graphics software, copyrights, and other issues in graphics use.
Buy PANTONE Color Guides
For the first time purchaser, the number and variety of PANTONE Color Guides or swatch books can be overwhelming. Here's what you need to know about these swatch books to help you make an informed buying choice.
Buy Inkjet Photo Paper
The variety of photo quality inkjet papers can seem overwhelming. However, there are really only five main differences in all these papers with four of these playing a critical role: brightness, weight, caliper, and finish. Learn how to choose the right paper for your needs based on these criteria and see how a few different types of paper stack up against each other.
Choose Paper Brightness
How white is white? In terms of paper, there are many different levels of whiteness or brightness. See how paper brightness affects the quality and appearance of the printed page, especially photos on inkjet photo paper of different paper brightness levels.
Buy Desktop Publishing Software Suites or Collections
There are special collections and suites that can put all the desktop publishing tools you need on your desktop at great savings. The content changes periodically with new releases, but what you'll usually find are some combination of page layout, illustration, image editing, and other extras rolled into one package.