Before&After: Make Desktop Holiday Cards
If you need to make your own quick and easy holiday card, this one fits the bill beautifully.
If you need to make your own quick and easy holiday card, this one fits the bill beautifully. A small icon is centered on a colored field and underscored with beautifully set type. It works with any color and typeface, in all-envelope-fitting proportions. This 16-page article from issue 51 of Before&After Magazine tells you how a small, easy-to-draw icon can be the centerpiece of a simple design.

When the holidays are over, it can be easily reconfigured into a more businesslike greeting.

© John McWade/Before&After Magazine, courtesy of Gaye Anne McWade.
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