So are you staring at a blank page or screen wondering how you are going to start your next desktop publishing project? Graphic Design Cookbook has over a thousand images of ideas including borders, layouts, graphic elements and much more to spark your creative mind.

Sometimes going the extra mile or two or three for a client is the right thing to do. Not only can you build a good relationship with your client or gain a new client, but you can learn a thing or two along the way. And it is always good to learn new things!

Finding the right illustrations for your publication, whether a menu, flyer or cover of a book, can sometimes be a daunting task! No matter which desktop publishing or graphic design software you use, they all offer a variety of options for adding images in your publication.

Taking that extra step in cleaning up or beautifying your clients' documents, not only makes your clients happy, it makes you look good and is a gratifying feeling knowing that you were able to make your clients happy. Way to go!

When using clip art it is always good to make enhancements to it to make it look original. Changing color, rotating or mirror-imaging it, adding a drop shadow, enhancing it enough so that your added touch gives it its own unique look. Here are some suggestions to use in Photoshop to do just that!

Electronic postcards are a great way to keep in contact with friends and family. And they are quick, easy and they can be customized with your own message. Check out how you can select and send electronic postcards today!

This writer/editor has decided to become an e-book publisher! Publishing an e-book following Smashwords Style Guide to format your e-book and then using their "Meatgrinder" software to convert your MS Word document into multiple e-book formats, is not only fairly easy, it is free too!

Okay, it really does not get any easier than this. You can create coloring books using templates provided in Word, or by searching the internet. Lots of free coloring books and pages are available. Some are for adults too!

Using Smashwords to publish your book is simple if you follow their rules for formatting. This article is the condensed version of the basic dos and do nots to formatting your document for their Meatgrinder.

Drop caps can add visual interest to your publication. Different desktop publishing programs each have their own way of adding drop caps to the page. This article shows you how to insert drop caps using Adobe PageMaker.