How To Create A Flyer

By Author: Joseph Mitchell
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To create a flyer, you need a topic (e.g., something you're selling or announcing), a little imagination and creativity, some relevant images to make the flyer interesting, flyer-creating software and a printer.

The first thing you need to consider is the software you'll use in creating the flyer. Adobe Pagemaker, Microsoft Publisher or CorelDraw are some of the common desktop publishing applications that you can use. If you don't have any of these publishing tools, you can use instead flyer-creating applications found online or even word processing applications such as Microsoft Word or OpenOffice Write.

Determine the size of the flyer and orientation (portrait or landscape). The flyer's dimensions are generally based on the type of information and images that is included. A flyer consume an entire page or a page maybe divided into columns or boxes to save on costs.

Write an attention-grabbing blurb to catch the reader's attention. This is important because once you fail to generate reader's interest, the flyer will most likely head for the trash bin. Write also the rest of the information for the flyer. ...
... Be brief and concise, as readers are unlikely to have the luxury of time to read through blocks of text. Make sure to include enough information to convince the reader to buy the product, attend an event, or do whatever action you may want the reader to do. Add contact information for inquiries, and prices or promos if applicable.

If you're using the entire page, place the blurb near the top of the page, using appropriate font, font size and color to get attention. With some creativity, place the images and the rest of the text on the page, making sure that the elements and their placements are easy on the eye and aren't annoying. Use white spaces whenever possible to make a better impression. If you're making smaller flyers, downscale the settings for all elements to fit the columns or boxes. After completing the layout of one column, you can just copy all the elements and paste it on the other columns.

Print a sample of the flyer and see if the printed copy is what you wanted. Make revisions if necessary, particularly on the positioning of elements, margins and spacing (these are important when you're using a word processing software, as the printable area differs significantly as opposed to using a desktop publishing application).

After the revisions, you can now print the flyers you need. Use a glossy paper when printing pages with images and colors, as this type of paper uses less ink and makes the flyer look like it's professionally made.