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Brochure design: 10 top creative tips
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Yes, you can put together a slick printed product. But do you know how to make a brochure that really dazzles? Check these tips...
We've given you a selection of great
for designers to create a solid , but this is not professional enough for the majority of cases - and certainly for client work. So you've learned enough about brochure design that you can design a brochure from scratch - how do you make it really stand out? The difference between a good brochure and a great brochure are encapsulated in the design tips below.
Get you client to outline their brochure design objectives
When you're thinking about how to design a brochure, start by asking clients why they think that they need a brochure. Then, they need to define their objectives. Sometimes they just want one because their last brochure didn't work. If they've come up with a brief for you, take a step back from that and look at exactly what it is they're trying to achieve.
You don't need many fonts when you're thinking of how to design a brochure - just a heading, subheading and body copy font. But we see it all the time in student portfolios - people think they need to find a headline font nobody has ever used before. Clients will usually take the lead on fonts as they'll often have a corporate identity in place.
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Talk about paper stock before you put pen to notepad, let alone go as far as switching on your computer. If you're working for a client, ask if it has to be the standard A4. Find out if they've considered using uncoated paper, for example. there a
on making a paper choice.
You may not like to hear it but excellent copy is crucial to great brochure design
Great copy is often the most undervalued element in brochure design. A lot of people don't understand that copy needs to be considered as part of the overall design concept.
At the early stage of any brochure design project, experiment with the copy to see if it needs reworking. Headlines aren't something to just drop in later. Here's a great .
When thinking of how to design a brochure, keep the end purpose in mind. Is this a brochure that's going to be posted out in response to requests made on a website? Is it a giveaway at an exhibition, or a leave-behind brochure? When someone opens it, what will it say to them? Design for that person, not for yourself.
Keep brochure design concepts clear and simple
You want to know how to make a brochure that stands out, right? Sometimes the simple ideas are the best. If a client has decided they want lots of cliched images to get a particular point across, it's probably better to scrap them. The solution might be to use a typographic cover instead, and make a very literal statement about what they want to say.
Break out the layout pads and try drawing and sketching ideas to start with. We brainstorm everything among everybody - Toast projects start life on layout pads with pencils and pens. What we don't do is take a brief, go away for two weeks and then present three concepts to see which one the client hates the least.
Don't try to be wacky or different just for the sake of it when you're thinking of how to design a brochure that gets noticed. For example, most designers use the same 10 to 20 fonts across a lot of the projects they work on. There are sound design reasons why Helvetica is used a lot, and why Rockwell is a good headline font.
You must convey a good impression with your brochure design
Brochure designs need to fit in with what the client does as a business. Charities don't want luxury brochures that'll make people think they've spent a lot of money on them, whereas a new product might need a brochure that looks amazing on an exhibition stand beside it.
To make a product brochure pleasurable to flick through, you need good photos. If you're using stock imagery - budgets don't always stretch to a photoshoot - try to find pictures that don't look like they're stock images. Never cut corners with images.
This feature was originally published in
magazine. Got a workflow for brochure design that work for you? Spill the beans in the comments below and show your fellow designers how to make a brochure that stands out.
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