Create Your Own Festive Greeting Cards

Halloween is coming soon! Rather than spending a fortune on holiday greeting cards (which can cost up to $5 a card!), why not design your own?

Programs like InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Publisher, Word, and even PowerPoint allow you to create your own high-quality cards that are customizable with personal images and messages. You can even create customized labels for your card envelopes. Click here for our blog post on design and layout tips.

Tip: Remember, paper makes all the difference in the look of your card, so be sure to pick out a good quality or paper stock. Try printing out your card first on plain paper, to make sure everything looks okay and will fold the way you want it to. If you're using a card template, make sure to note the size of paper the template is using (these typically use the 8.5x11in. paper size). Envelopes can be purchased at a department or crafts store. A 6x9 envelope is a good size to use for a half fold card using 8.5x11in. paper.

People will appreciate the personal touch of a handmade card just as much, if not more, than a store bought card. Plus, family photos are a great touch when sending cards to relatives and friends.

Need help navigating the Microsoft and Adobe programs? No problem! We offer video training tutorials in both suites, complete with in-depth examples to really help you understand how to work with the available tools. Check out the first 3 FREE lessons of each course to get a feel for the programs!

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Designing Dynamic Layouts

Have you ever come across a magazine, website, or article layout that really captured your interest with its creativity and design? Such a layout might seem complicated or difficult to create, but that's not the case at all! There are several easy-to-use resources and tips to help you design your own exciting layout.

One element to think about first when designing is structure. Start by deciding where you want your focal point to be:

1. Look at your page and break it up into sections (3 is a good place to start). If you want more than 3 sections, just remember: keep the number odd! This makes a better design layout.



2. Look at where the sections intersect with each other. These places make strong focal points—you can place your main focus here, to create interest.

One thing to note: items placed directly in the center of the page do not create as much interest as items that are off center.

Other elements to consider when designing are balance, white space (this helps with balance, as well as directs the viewer's eye), proximity (the distance between items and how they are placed), alignment (which affects readability of the page), consistency (which helps the reader know where to find things), and the types of images you choose to use.

A fantastic program to use for creating rich, interactive layouts for both print and online publication is Adobe InDesign. InDesign CS5 is the newest version of this program, and features all sorts of exciting tools perfect for creating a high-quality layout.

Great Tip! On the Adobe website, you can download a free trial version of InDesign CS5, which allows you to play with and explore the program for a whole 30 days! In order to make the most of this program, and to start designing your own layouts, check out our fun courses on all the features InDesign has to offer. We have both beginning and advanced courses, as well as a course on InDesign CS5's new features if you are already familiar with InDesign CS4.

For more tips on the elements of design, check out our courses on Design & Layout, Graphic Design Principles, and Typography with InDesign, and make sure to take advantage of the first three FREE training tutorials!

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Best Computer Software Training Tutorials

http://www.knowledgecity.com/ is getting better and better by the day. With a large number of computer software training tutorials, Knowledge City is helping both businesses and individuals advance their careers by understanding the short cuts of programs such as Excel, Photoshop, PowerPoint, QuickBooks, Dreamweaver, Word, and much more.

If you would like to try http://www.knowledgecity.com/ absolutely free for one month, sign up for a single user using the coupon code: knowledge. You will gain full access to the entire website library of Business Skills and Computer Software training tutorials.

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Adobe Suite CS5 Online Training Tutorials Coming Soon

As Adobe is preparing to release Creative Suite 5 (CS5) edition into the market at the end of May, KnowledgeCity is also preparing software training tutorials for the newest web/publishing design tools featured on the suite’s software programs, such as:

• Photoshop CS5 Extended
• Illustrator CS5
• InDesign CS5
• Flash Professional CS5
• Dreamweaver CS5

With knowledgeable professors already lined up for online training tutorials, graphic designers, web designers, print production teams, animators, and photographers can expect exciting and informative online video training tutorials on new, improved and enhanced features on Photoshop CS5 Extended like:

• The new painting effect where natural, realistic painting can be achieved through the Mixer Brush

• Filling up the space left behind with the removal of an image or an object through Content-Aware Fill

• Wrapping, stretching graphic elements to create a new image through Puppet Wrap

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Digital Imaging with Adobe Illustrator CS4 Training

KnowledgeCity's introduction to Digital Imaging with Adobe Illustrator CS4 is the first step toward creating professional graphics and visual effects. Learn the power of 2 and 3 dimensional vector artwork, including how to improve your productivity with brushes, create new formats for text along curved lines, within shapes, and as objects, and customize shape and object drawing and image tracing with the Pencil and Line tools. This course builds a firm foundation for a future of creating dynamic images with the number one graphics software in logo design, illustrations, and Web development.

Additional Course Topics

• Use of rulers and guides
• Changing colors of objects and paths with fill and stroke
• Creating precise shapes with the Pen tool
• Color management and selection
• How to instantly clip parts of an image or objects with masks
• Applying transparency effects to native and imported objects
• Use of gradients to fade and mix colors
• Creating smooth transitions between objects and colors with the Blend tool
• How to organize, isolate, mask, clip, select, move, and edit with layers
• Making fine adjustments to letter spacing with the kern/track options

Check out our computer software courses and other digital imaging courses, including more Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop!

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Welcome to the Future of Knowledge

Employees at KnowledgeCity met behind closed doors today to discuss the company's future website and subscription structure.

KnowledgeCity.com, provider of high-quality online training tutorials in career skills, computer software, and financial strategies, plans to keep their current all-you-can-learn format, but now, for a limited time, they're offering a money back guarantee on their product. Sign-up now to become a citizen of KnowledgeCity and you'll receive thirty days to test the product and see your progress. If you're not happy, cancel for a full refund.

Currently, KnowledgeCity members, or citizens, receive full access to online training tutorials and manuals in such courses as Understanding Short Sales, Basic and Advanced Investing, Administrative Support, and even popular software programs, such as Microsoft Office Suite and the Adobe Suite.

Become a citizen of KnowledgeCity today!

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