| 1. Creating business cards. If you're
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| | quicker - and less messy!5. Designing
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| self employed or run a small business,
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| | flyers. Scale that banner or poster down
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| you know how expensive printing business
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| | to half a page, and you've got a flyer to
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| cards can be. If someone leaves your
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| | hand out.6. Typesetting newsletters. A
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| employ, or the phone area code changes,
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| | newsletter is the easiest way of letting
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| all that money is down the drain. Most
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| | customers, or members of your club or
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| printers and stationers work to standard
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| | other organisation, know what's going on.
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| designs anyway, so your business card
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| | Typing them up on a word processor is
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| looks pretty much like all the rest.
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| | fine, but use your DTP software to make
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| With your own DTP software you can really
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| | them more eye-catching, and your
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| let your imagination rip, and design a
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| | newsletter is more likely to be read than
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| unique and memorable card. You can then
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| | trashed.7. Magazine layout. Go one
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| print it out on your colour printer and
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| | further and layout your own glossy
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| save a bundle - you can even get pre-cut
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| | magazine with pictures ad text put
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| card to print your design out on that can
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| | together in full colour. It's easier
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| make your work indistinguishable from a
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| | (and cheaper) than you may think.8.
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| professional job.2. Designing
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| | Product packaging. Think package design
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| letterheads. Just like business cards,
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| | is the preserve of expensive design shops
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| really, only bigger. You can get them
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| | or advertising agencies? Think again!
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| offset printed by the ream, or save the
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| | Most package design these days is done
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| design as a file and print out the
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| | using computers. "Reverse engineer" a
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| letterhead every time you print out a
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| | package by taking a similar sized one
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| letter.3. Custom DVD covers and labels.
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| | apart to get the dimensions, build your
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| Making movies is fun (I know), but if you
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| | own template from the measurements, then
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| make home movies and videos, and burn
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| | let your imagination run wild. You'll be
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| them onto disk yourself, the label that
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| | surprised at what you can come up with -
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| comes with the disk looks pretty boring.
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| | and how little it will cost.9. Laying out
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| It's easy to design an insert to go
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| | a catalogue. If you sell multiple
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| inside the DVD case - and a matching
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| | products, or just want to let customers
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| label - using your DTP software. Now
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| | know what's in your shop or store, a
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| your epic can take pride of place on the
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| | catalogue can keep you uppermost in your
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| shelf alongside the professional ones
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| | customer's mind. Designing it using your
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| from the video store.4. Making banners
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| | own DTP software means you can easily
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| and posters. Throwing a party? Want to
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| | update it without having to pay a fortune
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| advertise your goods or services? Got an
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| | to an agency.10. Designing a yearbook.
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| event you need to publicise? Banners and
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| | Don't let precious memories fade away. A
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| posters are a simple way to catch
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| | yearbook isn't just for high school. Use
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| someone's attention. The traditional way
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| | your DTP software to organise pictures,
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| of creating them is by using markers and
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| | facts and reminiscences into a document
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| paints. A combination of your DTP
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| | you'll treasure forever.Shaun Pearce is a
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| software and colour printer is much
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| | writer and video maker.
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