Sometimes you just need a push in the right direction. That’s what this article is: gentle nudges in the form of five easy ways to make your print and Web layouts better.
One easy idea: Turn a dull chart into a “photo” graph.
You’ll learn these techniques:
- Give a layout a more personal connection
- Condense a layout to concentrate its power
- Make a big impact with a small image
- Use photos to make graphs more appealing and easier to read
- Modernize a layout with minimalism
All articles from Before & After magazine posted on creativepro.com after August 2006 exist on the site for one month only. This article expired on October 22, 2006. However, you can still read the article by buying it from the Before & After site. Look for the article called “Design Talk 3: Five Design Ideas.” Since we’re big fans of the magazine, we recommend you subscribe for a full 32 articles (that’s four print issues for $42 or 32 downloadable PDFs for $24).
You may also want to browse our archive of Before & After magazine stories posted before August 2006: https://creativepro.com/author/home/1965.html
This article was last modified on January 10, 2022
This article was first published on September 22, 2006
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