Today It's All About Brochures

Brochures. Do you have one for your business? Do you design them for customers? Do you get them in the mail, pick them up off the counter when out shopping? The brochure is what we're focusing on in this edition of the About.com Desktop Publishing newsletter.

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us This Week in Desktop Publishing Brochures. Do you have one for your business? Do you design them for customers? Do you get them in the mail, pick them up off the counter when out shopping? The brochure is what we're focusing on in this edition of the About.com Desktop Publishing newsletter. Jacci Howard Bear Desktop Publishing Expert So, What is a Brochure, Anyway?   Derived from the French brocher meaning to stitch (as in several sheets stitched together), today a brochure is just as likely to simply be a single sheet folded two or three times. In addition to a definition this article has some design tips too. READ NOW Brochure Lesson Plans   Not just for teachers to use, try these brochure ideas as a way to practice your craft and create material for a beginner's portfolio. READ NOW Folding a Brochure Can Be a Little Tricky   There are many ways to fold a brochure, including the ever-popular tri-fold. And you need to use a little bit of math when you do fold them so that the panels all lay flat and nest properly. For tri-fold, 8 panel parallel and double fold parallel, and gatefold brochures here are the numbers for the sizes of panels when you're doing letter, legal, or tabloid paper sizes so that your brochure folds correctly.   READ NOW Is It Really a Brochure That You Need?   A brochure may be the way to go but first consider how it will be used as well as the amount and type of information you'll be putting on the page(s).  READ NOW Make Your Brochure a Self-Mailer   Save costs by making a newsletter or brochure into a self-mailer and save the cost of an envelope and possibly save postage costs as well.   READ NOW In Case You Missed It: Order Out of Chaos With Invisible Grids    Think of the grid as a plan -- a plan for your page layout. Plan out your margins, alleys, gutters, and get a better organized layout by using grids and grid units. READ NOW In Case You Missed It: What is Involved in Post Press?   After it's printed your project may not be finished. It may need to be collated, folded, have a spot varnish applied, or have other post-production work done.  READ NOW In Case You Missed It: How to Spin & Flip Text and Graphics   Rotate and Reflect are two similar ways of changing the orientation of an object. Do you sometimes find them confusing? Me too. Here's a cheatsheet. READ NOW Featured Articles • Microsoft Cortana: What You Need To Know • Report: Newer Windows Versions Are Less Susceptible to Malware • Find Secret System Preferences - TinkerTool: Tom's Mac Software Pick • Collapse and Expand Sections of your Word Documents • Microsoft Unveils Windows 10 Editions • Streaming Music: How Does it Actally Work? • These Are the 8 Best Free Spam Filters for Windows • Lost Your Adobe Acrobat Serial Number? Here's How to Find It Advertisement About Desktop Publishing  |  Follow Us You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Desktop Publishing newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2015 About.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.