The Four Applications That Can Help You With Postcards Design

By Maureen Pelayo

You've got fewer worries these days for your postcards design concerns. There is a lot of software that can help you in this regard. And the right printing company usually has pre-designed templates that you can use for free as long as you avail their services.

But as time goes on, you will need to reinvent your ads. You may utilize postcards, brochures, catalogs, flyers and the likes over and over again. But you must learn to tweak the important elements of these materials to suit the promotion that you are running. If you have the budget, you can also hire a pro to do this task. But if you think you can do it given the right equipment, then don't let anything stop you.

Here's a list of some of the software available in the market that can help you with postcards design as well as the other kinds of print ads and campaign materials. These are mostly easy to use. You just have to keep on practicing the tools until you get used to them.

1. Do you know how to do magic? When it comes to design, the tricks can be easily done with Photoshop. Remove all imperfections. Create different kinds of impressions. Experiment with hues, layering and colors. You can use the application for different types of graphic files. This also comes with the ImageReady application that you can use to synchronize your prints' design to the one on your website. This will also work hand in hand with other Adobe programs such as Indesign and Illustrator. And there are packages available both for Macintosh and Windows operating systems.

2. The InDesign application from Adobe is a very user-friendly desktop publishing tool that can be handy when it comes to page layout. Just through practice, you will be able to grasp its settings, including the tools and filters. You can use this alongside other Adobe useful applications. And this will also work well both for Windows and Macintosh setups.

3. Quark, Inc. hit it big in the desktop publishing scene with the introduction of QuarkXPress. Through this, you can easily make just about any kind of files that are ready to be sent to your chosen printing company. Such files include brochures, business cards, company forms, even newspapers and a lot more. You can experiment with colors or you can also choose black and white theme. Experiment with various graphics as well as stylized text. With this application, you've got complete control over your materials. You can create them to suit the offset method of printing or convert your files to be directed to digital printing.

4. For Illustration purposes, you can trust another Adobe application which is the Illustrator. This program lets you create graphics and images that you can use both for print and Web purposes. This is a drawing program above anything else. And this is compatible to be used for other Adobe applications. This can also be installed both for Windows and Macintosh systems.

Now all you have to do is decide which program you'd want to master and work on your own postcards design immediately after. This takes personal service up another level indeed.

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