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Using Windows Character Map Advanced Features Created: Saturday, May 26, 2012 Updated: Saturday, May 26, 2012
Windows Character Map is useful for copying some characters in a font into word processing, graphics, or desktop publishing software. But it's also useful for finding characters you may normally ov...
Graduation Announcement - Adobe InDesign Template Created: Saturday, May 26, 2012 Updated: Saturday, May 26, 2012
This template is the layout and fonts used for my daughter's college graduation in 2012. Free to you.
Baby Announcement Candy Bar Wrapper Templates and Cards Too Created: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 Updated: Friday, May 25, 2012
Series of candy bar wrapper templates for a variety of sizes of rolls and bars of candy. These are all baby announcement varieties.
What Kind of Typeface is a Typewriter Font Created: Sunday, February 13, 2011 Updated: Friday, May 25, 2012
Fonts that mimic the type of typewriters of all styles.
Lookalike Fonts That Start with H Created: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 Updated: Thursday, May 24, 2012
Find lookalike fonts, similiar fonts, and font aliases.
Lookalike Fonts That Start with U Created: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 Updated: Thursday, May 24, 2012
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Lookalike Fonts That Start with K Created: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 Updated: Thursday, May 24, 2012
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Lookalike Fonts That Start with V Created: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 Updated: Thursday, May 24, 2012
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Lookalike Fonts That Start with W Created: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 Updated: Thursday, May 24, 2012
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QR Codes and Desktop Publishing Created: Thursday, October 06, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
From what they are and how to use them to what to make them do, how to incorporate them into your page layout, and how to turn plain B&W codes into designer QR codes.
Free Candy Bar Wrappers - Templates by Jacci in Publisher and PagePlus Formats Created: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Series of candy bar wrapper templates for a variety of sizes of rolls and bars of candy. Get templates for candy bar wrappers in MS Publisher and Serif PagePlus formats as well as some PNG images
4th of July - US Independence Day Print Projects and Templates Created: Friday, November 26, 2004 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
The clip art, fonts, and templates here (including some of my originals) can be used by anyone for whatever occasion you deem appropriate, but for those of you celebrating the 4th of July you'll fi...
Birth Announcements .PUB Templates With Marble and Brown Paper Created: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
There are 3 templates in one Publisher file. The girl announcement is purple and gray with marble. The boy announcement is brown crumpled paper and blue denim.
Free Blank Business Card Templates Created: Friday, August 22, 2008 Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Use these bare bones business card templates to help with sizing and margins.
Free Business Templates You Design Online - Design a Business Card Online Then Download Printable Templates Created: Friday, August 22, 2008 Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
These sites have online business card makers that walk you through creating a customized business card -- upload your own images in some cases -- then produce a printable business card template for...
Free Business Card Templates Created: Friday, August 22, 2008 Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
These business card templates come complete with color and artwork. Download the free business card templates and customize with your own name and contact information. Add your own logo if you wish.
Templates for Print and Web Publishing Created: Friday, September 26, 2008 Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Find templates for print projects and Web pages. Print out calendars, envelopes, and greeting cards. Jumpstart your business card, brochure, and newsletter projects in InDesign, Word, PowerPoint, a...
Principles of Design - Do Your Documents Use All These Principles of Good Graphic Design Created: Monday, March 31, 2008 Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The examples you'll find here demonstrate varying degrees of each of the six principles of design. Do your page layouts use all these principles of design?
Free Thanksgiving Graphics - Cornucopia #2[Free Food Clip Art] Created: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
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Free Thanksgiving Graphics - Pumpkins #1[Free Food Clip Art] Created: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
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Free Thanksgiving Graphics - Cooked Turkey #1[Free Food Clip Art] Created: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
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Free Thanksgiving Graphics - Cooked Turkey #2 Created: Thursday, May 11, 2006 Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
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Free Thanksgiving Graphics - Pumpkins #2 Created: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
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Free Black and White Pen Drawing of an Apple Created: Monday, November 08, 2004 Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Download scan of black and white pen sketches of an apple
[ Free Alphabet Web Graphics ] Free Web Clip Art Alphabets Created: Thursday, March 17, 2005 Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Download zip files of five different colorful web alphbets including snow-capped letters, dripping blood letters, and wood pattern letters. Each file contains 26 capital letters. Some have a few pu...
Type Foundry Abbreviations in Fonts - Prefix and Suffix Identification Created: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
What do those letters mean? Explore this long list of prefixes and suffixes found in the names of some fonts that can help you identify the type foundry or designer.
Why Everyone Needs to Know Desktop Publishing Created: Monday, December 05, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Make money, save money by knowing desktop publishing. Here's how.
About.com Desktop Publishing Site Directory Created: Friday, September 03, 2010 Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The path to everything you need to know about desktop publishing.
Make Your Own Mug Shot - Create a Police Booking Photo for Fun Created: Monday, September 05, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Mug shots show up in police booking reports and in newsletters. Two totally different of uses of mug shots. Or, create your own fake police booking photo and put it in a newsletter, a greeting card...
Using QR Codes In Your Page Layout Created: Thursday, October 06, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
There's a lot of information about what a QR code is and how to use it but now get some advice on how to incorporate that code into your print pieces.
Designers Need to Know How to Write Created: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Writing is not reserved for journalists and book authors. Writing is a valuable skill for almost any professional, including designers.

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