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cubular but quastic, leam restart that can’t prebast. It’s tope, this luant
chasible. Silk, shast, lape and behast the thin chack. “It has larch to say
fan.” Why? Elesara order is fay of alm. A card whint not oogum or bont.
Pretty simple, glead and tarm, but not what thast lan for dramp.
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Texture and lasp net exating end mist of it snooling. Spaff forl isn’t
cubular but quastic, leam restart that can’t prebast. It’s tope, this
luant chasible. Silk, shast, lape and behast the thin chack. “It has
larch to say fan.” Why? Elesara and order is fay of alm. A card whint
not oogum or bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm. Texture and lasp
Texture and lasp net exating to end
mist of it snooling. Spaff forl isn’t
cubular but quastic.
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1.Usea‘powerslice’
If your photo is as wide as the space, try extreme cropping. You’ll be amazed at how
little of an image is needed to convey the essence of the photo.
Zeroinonafocalpoint,crop,andapplytheimage.Thesurpriseisthatthe
tighteryoucrop,thestrongeryourimagebecomes.
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•Theirsex
•Theirhair
•Theirclothes,
•Theirmood
•Theirrelationsip
That’severythingweneed!
2 Your inancial calculator
3 Knowing all the risks
4 Focus on the long term
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Texture and lasp net exating end mist of it snooling. Spaff forl isn’t
cubular but quastic, leam restart that can’t prebast. It’s tope, this luant
chasible. Silk, shast, lape and behast the thin chack. “It has larch to say
fan.” Why? Elesara order is fay of alm. A card whint not oogum or bont.
Pretty simple, glead and tarm, but not what thast lan for dramp.
Good investment news
Texture and lasp net exating end mist of it snooling. Spaff forl isn’t
cubular but quastic, leam restart that can’t prebast. It’s tope, this
luant chasible. Silk, shast, lape and behast the thin chack. “It has
larch to say fan.” Why? Elesara and order is fay of alm. A card whint
not oogum or bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm. Texture and lasp
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2.Fillabackground
Opposite the power slice is when there’s not enough image. If its background is
solid or a regular pattern, just sample or clone it, and ill the space.
Webbanner
1.Sample
Here’sacasewherean
alreadycroppedimagehas
nochanceofillingthe
spaceandinasmallrectanglehasnopresence.
2.Fill
Byillingthebackground,
theemptyexpansenow
drawsalleyestothepumpkinlikethespotlighttoa
stageactor.
3.Addtype
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low-keytypecoexistsbeautifullywiththeboldglobe—
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typehasspace.
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3.Doubleup
When one image isn’t enough, use two. Two images can work separately or together.
Start by cropping the portion that will most clearly convey the message.
1
2
Bookmark
Thetitleforourbookmarkdesignwillbe“Readabook:A
pathwaytoimagination.”Toconveythatmessage,weneedto
placethesetwoimagestogetheronanarrowverticalformat.
Whenwehaveacomplex
imagewithoutanysolidareas
toclone,wecandotwothings:
1
Verticalpowerslice
It’sremarkablehowmuchcanbe
conveyedbyhowlittle.Thisslice
isamereone-sixththeoriginal,
yetit’sclearlyapathwayinthe
woods.It’stoobig,though;there’s
noroomforanythingelse,so...
2
Fillhalfway
Fillingonlytheupperhalfofthe
bookmarkallowsustoseemoreof
thepathwaywhileprovidingplenty
ofroomfortextbeneath.
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Applying the second image (the stack of books) and text can create contrast of style,
color and texture; it can hide a seam, and it can send a second message.
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1
Separate
Dark-lightoppositesattract.
Thedensewoodsareattractive,andthebookonthespare,
whiteieldisattractive.Thisis
themessageexpressedwith
contrasts.
2
Overlapped
Toreducethehighcontrast
betweenhalves,thewhite
backgroundhasbeenchanged
topathcolor.Placingthebook
ontheseamminimizesthe
transitionandpullsthetwo
imagestogether.It’sarichlook,
somewhatbusyinthiscase.
3
Blended
Fadingthepathwaytowhite
isalovelywaytointegrate
thewholebookmark.Thetwo
imagesnowworkasone.
2
3
Apathway
toimagination
Apathway
toimagination
Readabook
(owner)
Readabook
HeritageSchool
Apathway
toimagination
Readabook
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Texture and lasp net exating end mist of it snooling. Spaff forl isn’t
cubular but quastic, leam restart that can’t prebast. It’s tope, this luant
chasible. Silk, shast, lape and behast the thin chack. “It has larch to say
fan.” Why? Elesara order is fay of alm. A card whint not oogum or bont.
Pretty simple, glead and tarm, but not what thast lan for dramp.
Good investment news
Texture and lasp net exating end mist of it snooling. Spaff forl isn’t
cubular but quastic, leam restart that can’t prebast. It’s tope, this
luant chasible. Silk, shast, lape and behast the thin chack. “It has
larch to say fan.” Why? Elesara and order is fay of alm. A card whint
not oogum or bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm. Texture and lasp
2Univers55Roman|9pt
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Skinny spaces are everywhere—Web banners, newsletter nameplates, single-column ads—
but photos come from our cameras in fat, 6” x 4” proportions, same as always. How do you
get the two together? Here are three techniques.
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RETIREMENT
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VOLUME 2 | NUMBER 5 | SPRING 2005
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
2 Your inancial calculator
3 Knowing all the risks
4 Focus on the long term
New Web Technology
Information at your ingertips
Texture and lasp net exating end mist of it snooling. Spaff forl isn’t
cubular but quastic, leam restart that can’t prebast. It’s tope, this luant
chasible. Silk, shast, lape and behast the thin chack. “It has larch to
say fan.” Why? Elesara order is fay of alm. A card whint not oogum or
bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm, but not what thast lan for dramp.
Good investment news
Texture and lasp net exating end mist of it snooling. Spaff forl isn’t
cubular but quastic, leam restart that can’t prebast. It’s tope, this
luant chasible. Silk, shast, lape and behast the thin chack. “It has
larch to say fan.” Why? Elesara and order is fay of alm. A card whint
not oogum or bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm. Texture and
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1.Usea‘powerslice’
If your photo is as wide as the space, try extreme cropping. You’ll be amazed at how
little of an image is needed to convey the essence of the photo.
Zeroinonafocalpoint,crop,andapplytheimage.Thesurpriseisthatthe
tighteryoucrop,thestrongeryourimagebecomes.
RETIREMENT
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VOLUME 2 | NUMBER 5 | SPRING 2005
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Oureyesprocessvisualdatasofastthata
meresliverisallittakestoconvey...
•Theirage
•Theirsex
•Theirhair
•Theirclothes,
•Theirmood
•Theirrelationsip
That’severythingweneed!
2 Your inancial calculator
3 Knowing all the risks
4 Focus on the long term
New Web Technology
Information at your ingertips
Texture and lasp net exating end mist of it snooling. Spaff forl isn’t
cubular but quastic, leam restart that can’t prebast. It’s tope, this luant
chasible. Silk, shast, lape and behast the thin chack. “It has larch to
say fan.” Why? Elesara order is fay of alm. A card whint not oogum or
bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm, but not what thast lan for dramp.
Good investment news
Texture and lasp net exating end mist of it snooling. Spaff forl isn’t
cubular but quastic, leam restart that can’t prebast. It’s tope, this
luant chasible. Silk, shast, lape and behast the thin chack. “It has
larch to say fan.” Why? Elesara and order is fay of alm. A card whint
not oogum or bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm. Texture and
Texture and lasp net exating to end
mist of it snooling. Spaff forl isn’t
cubular but quastic.
2.Fillabackground
Opposite the power slice is when there’s not enough image. If its background is
solid or a regular pattern, just sample or clone it, and ill the space.
Webbanner
1.Sample
Here’sacasewherean
alreadycroppedimagehas
nochanceofillingthe
spaceandinasmallrectanglehasnopresence.
2.Fill
Byillingthebackground,
theemptyexpansenow
drawsalleyestothepumpkinlikethespotlighttoa
stageactor.
3.Addtype
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Appropriatelyspookybut
low-keytypecoexistsbeautifullywiththeboldglobe—
thepumpkinhaspower;the
typehasspace.
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When one image isn’t enough, use two. Two images can work separately or together.
Start by cropping the portion that will most clearly convey the message.
1
2
Bookmark
Thetitleforourbookmarkdesignwillbe“Readabook:A
pathwaytoimagination.”Toconveythatmessage,weneedto
placethesetwoimagestogetheronanarrowverticalformat.
Whenwehaveacomplex
imagewithoutanysolidareas
toclone,wecandotwothings:
1
Verticalpowerslice
It’sremarkablehowmuchcanbe
conveyedbyhowlittle.Thisslice
isamereone-sixththeoriginal,
yetit’sclearlyapathwayinthe
woods.It’stoobig,though;there’s
noroomforanythingelse,so...
2
Fillhalfway
Fillingonlytheupperhalfofthe
bookmarkallowsustoseemoreof
thepathwaywhileprovidingplenty
ofroomfortextbeneath.
Applying the second image (the stack of books) and text can create contrast of style,
color and texture; it can hide a seam, and it can send a second message.
1
1
Separate
Dark-lightoppositesattract.
Thedensewoodsareattractive,andthebookonthespare,
whiteieldisattractive.Thisis
themessageexpressedwith
contrasts.
2
Overlapped
Toreducethehighcontrast
betweenhalves,thewhite
backgroundhasbeenchanged
topathcolor.Placingthebook
ontheseamminimizesthe
transitionandpullsthetwo
imagestogether.It’sarichlook,
somewhatbusyinthiscase.
3
Blended
Fadingthepathwaytowhite
isalovelywaytointegrate
thewholebookmark.Thetwo
imagesnowworkasone.
2
Apathway
toimagination
Apathway
toimagination
Readabook
(owner)
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4 Focus on the long term
3Univers75Black|9pt
4UtopiaBlack|27pt
New Web Technology
5UtopiaBold|5/6.7pt
Information at your ingertips
Texture and lasp net exating end mist of it snooling. Spaff forl isn’t
cubular but quastic, leam restart that can’t prebast. It’s tope, this luant
chasible. Silk, shast, lape and behast the thin chack. “It has larch to
say fan.” Why? Elesara order is fay of alm. A card whint not oogum or
bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm, but not what thast lan for dramp.
Good investment news
Texture and lasp net exating end mist of it snooling. Spaff forl isn’t
cubular but quastic, leam restart that can’t prebast. It’s tope, this
luant chasible. Silk, shast, lape and behast the thin chack. “It has
larch to say fan.” Why? Elesara and order is fay of alm. A card whint
not oogum or bont. Pretty simple, glead and tarm. Texture and
Apathway
toimagination
Readabook
Texture and lasp net exating to end
mist of it snooling. Spaff forl isn’t
cubular but quastic.
(owner)
10d
6UtopiaRegular|5/6.7pt
7a
7b
7(a–c)HelveticaRounded
BoldCondensed|a)10/12pt,
b)13.5/16pt,c)7/8pt
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12 C50M55Y65K30
13 C17M30Y55K20
14 C10M85Y95K15
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16 C0M50Y80K45
8TexasHeroRegular|23/28pt
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