Brochure template from Print Shop Deluxe 22
Creating a trifold brochure is easy if you have the right software. Decide on the right font and apply basic graphic design principles to your layout.
Instructions
1. The easiest way to create a trifold brochure is to use graphic design software that already contains templates for brochures. A program like Print Shop Deluxe has several templates to choose from. Some are better than others, but all of them can be customized for your use.
2. In Print Shop Deluxe, you can sort the brochure templates by business, education, events, occasions and sports. After choosing a style, insert your own photos and text.
Anything in a template can be changed. You can alter the color scheme or change the graphics entirely. The template is a place to start.
3. The template will have built-in suggestions for fonts that go along with the graphic design. Sometimes they work well. Other times, you'll want to change the fonts.
As a general rule, stick to just two or three fonts. Use one for the title of your brochure. You can use something funky here, but make sure it's readable. Choose a second font for subheads that is bold. The third font, which will be used for the bulk of the text, should be clear and readable.
4. Apply basic graphic design principles to your layout. The eye should move in a logical, sweeping pattern from left to right and top to bottom.
Vary the sizes of the photos. Break up the text into small "bites" so the readers' eye won't just gloss over the information you want them to read.
Be sure to leave enough space where the trifold brochure will be folded, particularly on the outside, since the viewer will only be seeing one panel at a time. On the inside, the viewer will see the entire three panels at once.
5. If you are printing the brochures yourself, a program like Print Shop Deluxe is great. But if you're planning to bring the file to a professional printer, your files probably won't work. Although Print Shop Deluxe has a feature to export a file as a PDF, there are lots of glitches that will drive you crazy.
For large scale printing, you should use a professional graphic design program like InDesign. You'll have to build your brochure from scratch. You might be able to export or cut and paste elements from a template in another program into InDesign.
6. You can easily package InDesign files for uploading to a local or online printer.
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