http://bestdesignoptions.com For Graphic Designers and Everyone Else Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:03:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en BestDesignOptionshttp://feedburner.google.com <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-10084" style="border: 1px solid black;" title="creating-brochures-3" src="http://bestdesignoptions.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/creating-brochures-3-500x353.jpg" alt="creating brochures" width="500" height="353" /> Creating brochures is a lot tougher than most people think. If you are new to graphic design, there are actually a number of things that you need to consider before conceptualizing a brochure design. First of all, you need to ask your client what he wants to accomplish with the brochure, know the target audience as well as the message of the brochure. Next, you need to get the specifications of the brochure such as size of paper, stock type, trimming, folding, or special cuts as as these will depend on the budget of the client for the brochure. <a href="http://bestdesignoptions.com/?p=10081">Read Best Design News</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BestDesignOptions/~4/skK5QljUNRA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BestDesignOptions/~3/skK5QljUNRA/ http://bestdesignoptions.com/?p=10081 <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-10045" style="border: 1px solid black;" title="typography-design-1" src="http://bestdesignoptions.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/typography-design-1-500x323.jpg" alt="typography design" width="500" height="323" />In advertising, one of the measures of how effective an ad campaign is its recall. In other words, advertisements that leave an impression in the minds of the consumers are the most effective advertisements. We have been seeing a growing number of print advertisements that make use of fun typography to convey the message across. Typography is becoming the new black...even in print advertising. Here are 30 very catchy and creative print advertisements with typography as the main or dominant element in the design. <a href="http://bestdesignoptions.com/?p=10044">Read Best Design News</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BestDesignOptions/~4/4XmajcWdax4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BestDesignOptions/~3/4XmajcWdax4/ http://bestdesignoptions.com/?p=10044 <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10021" style="border: 1px solid black;" title="silk-business-cards-1" src="http://bestdesignoptions.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/silk-business-cards-1.jpg" alt="silk business cards" width="500" height="389" />Silk business cards are very popular because they look very elegant, classy, expensive and at the same time durable and last longer. In commercial or offset printing, silk refers to a special laminate finish being applied to full color business cards and other printed materials to achieve a matte finish and super silky smooth appearance. The laminate also make the paper or card stock used for printing your business card tear and water resistant. Silk business cards also look expensive because they are usually printed on thicker card stock (from 10-16pt heavy card stock) Other people, however, find the matte finish boring and flat. You can further enhance the appearance of silk laminated business cards by adding highlights such as colored foil stamping or raised spot UV or spot gloss. <a href="http://bestdesignoptions.com/?p=10020">Read Best Design News</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BestDesignOptions/~4/OIS1EPzNgXo" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BestDesignOptions/~3/OIS1EPzNgXo/ http://bestdesignoptions.com/?p=10020 <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-9991" style="border: 1px solid black;" title="valentine-clip-art-6-1" src="http://bestdesignoptions.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/valentine-clip-art-6-1.jpg" alt="free photoshop brushes" width="500" height="353" /> <p>Here is our top free Photoshop brushes for the month of January 2010. As usual, we picked only those creative and unique brushes with decent resolution. We also add variety that's why we picked up not only those abstract brushes but also decorative brushes and even brushes that you could use in designing you Valentine-themed designs.</p> <a href="http://bestdesignoptions.com/?p=9989">Read Best Design News</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BestDesignOptions/~4/VNwfRVtTk8k" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BestDesignOptions/~3/VNwfRVtTk8k/ http://bestdesignoptions.com/?p=9989 <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-10012" style="border: 1px solid black;" title="wordpress-themes-9" src="http://bestdesignoptions.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/wordpress-themes-9-500x415.jpg" alt="wordpress themes" width="500" height="415" /> Finding a great looking yet free Wordpress theme is really difficult. Especially if you are new to blogging and just starting to find a suitable theme for your blog, then its easy to get overwhelmed by the thousands of free templates you can find online. To test a template, you have to download it, install the necessary folders and codes to your site directory, activate it in Wordpress and text if the theme works for you. Most of the time, you will encounter themes that are really striking visually but are very difficult to tweak. Some are lacking with a lot of features that you still have to download several plugins to make them functional.Also, if you are planning to have your site optimized for the search engine, there are lots of themes that are not SEO ready. <a href="http://bestdesignoptions.com/?p=10003">Read Best Design News</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BestDesignOptions/~4/rRoYijhb53E" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BestDesignOptions/~3/rRoYijhb53E/ http://bestdesignoptions.com/?p=10003