Looking Beautiful in Print

Emma Jane Hogbinemma@hicktech.com

www.100mileclientroster.com@emmajanedotnet

Tips for Success● Have a clear and compelling message.● Use grid-based layout to guide the reader s eye.’● Save and re-use successful templates.● Find and use CC-licensed images● Find and use open (or free) fonts.

Your Message: The content● Have a compelling message.● Use a larger font than you want to.● Simplify your language.● Be distinct, unless you shouldn t.’● Promote benefits for beginners; features for

experts.

Layout● Grids help you to organize graphical elements.● They provide a rigid structure--which is good.

Layout● Grids help you to organize

graphical elements.● They provide a rigid

structure--which is good.

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Layout● Grids help you to organize

graphical elements.● They provide a rigid

structure--which is good.

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Layout● Grids help you to organize

graphical elements.● They provide a rigid

structure--which is good.

The Rule of Thirds

Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/25661409@N04/3145576820/

See and use grids everywhere

www.thegridsystem.org

OOo templates for brochures● www.the100mileclientroster.com● Navigate to The 100 Mile Kits“ ”● Click on Print Identity.“ ”● Read, download, browse as appropriate.

Warning!● Fold lines are marked.● Content areas are marked.● There is no imposed grid.

Style list

All Pages Current page

Panel guidelines

Editable area

Know your area

Images● Be your own photographer, illustrator or

creator.“ ”● Get permission from people

(http://www.diyplanner.com/templates/official/misc/photorelease)

Finding CC-licensed images● Flickr - www.flickr.com● Compfight - www.compfight.com● Sorting Flickr images -

http://code.google.com/p/dfo/

Images in the public domain...sort of● http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain● http://www.google.com/search?

q=public+domain+wood+engravings● www.fromoldbooks.org● www.oldbookillustrations.com● www.oldbookart.com● www.copyrightexpired.com

Source: http://www.fromoldbooks.org/ThomasBewick-WoodEngravings/pages/34-the-newfoundland-dog/

www.webstock.org.nz

Free Fonts● ttf-larabie-deco - Decorative fonts from

www.larabiefonts.com● ttf-larabie-straight - Straight fonts from

www.larabiefonts.com● ttf-larabie-uncommon - Special decorative fonts

from www.larabiefonts.com● ttf-mscorefonts-installer

Open Source Fonts● Open source fonts - www.openfontlibrary.org● This font is GentesqueBold. It is made of win.“ ”● DIY Fonts:

http://openfontlibrary.org/wiki/FontForge

OTF and TTF● OpenOffice.org can t deal with OTF.’● Use this script:#!/usr/bin/fontforge

# Quick and dirty hack: converts a font to truetype (.ttf)

Print("Opening "+$1);

Open($1);

Print("Saving "+$1:r+".ttf");

Generate($1:r+".ttf");

Quit(0);

Advanced applications● Inkscape - www.inkscape.org● FontForge - fontforge.sourceforge.net● GiMP - www.gimp.org● Scribus - www.scribus.net● Font Matrix - www.fontmatrix.net● Insert your favorite tool here.

Beautiful in Print Summary● Have a clear and compelling message.● Use grid-based layout to guide the reader s eye.’● Save and re-use successful templates.● Find and use CC-licensed images.● Find and use open (or free) fonts.

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