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Submitted by: Janice Jenkins

When you start out designing custom calendars, you will probably be extra excited. Before you let go of your creative energies however, you may want to get some professional advice. Especially if you are new to printing calendars, you do not want to go into the process totally blind. So go read the list below so that you can learn some great advice for designing and printing your calendars. There should be lesser risks and of course lesser problems if you follow all the tips and advice below.

1. Stick to standard configurations.

To lessen the risk of making mistakes and of course get you an easy time with the calendar printers, you should always stick to standard configurations. This basically means that you should follow standard or professional calendar templates when you can as you start your designs for your own custom calendars.

A template will help optimize your designs for standard printing, eliminating the need for conversions and adjustments. Moreover, this also lessens the work as everything in your design layout should easily fit and be compatible with most equipment out there.

2. Have a great photographer/digital artist.

Of course, it is obvious that you will need to have a great photographer or digital artist. Calendars, especially the ones that want to impress will always have a special image or cover section. This will typically of course feature special images for each month of the year.

To make your calendars look really great, you should just leave it to a professional. If you are a professional yourself, then that would be great. However, if not, you better get some help. Believe me, your calendars quality will rely on those images, so get the best help possible.

3. Keep things simple and clean.

You do not have to actually push too much when it comes to the design and layout of your custom calendars. Most people like calendars that are simple, clean and most importantly practical. There is no use really for an overly complicated and intricately designed calendar that you cannot really read quickly or have a hard time adjusting.

If this did happen then that calendar would be a waste of time simply because it fails at helping people tell the right date. So make sure that you avoid any difficulties in printing calendars, go for simpler and cleaner layouts.

4. Be complete and precise with your content.

Of course, since calendars are very particular tools, you will want to be complete and precise with your content. All your date tables should be properly set with the right events marked accurately. You do not want to mislead your readers into determining the wrong date of course.

That would be detrimental to the use of the calendar itself. So always try to review three times and be precise with your content. Always mark the most important events so that people do not forget them.

5. Get the best paper and binding.

The final and most beneficial advice for you with your calendar printing is for you to always get the best paper and binding. You will want the best paper so that your designs will appear clean sleek and of course beautiful.

When it comes to binding, it is best to get the most secure and solid method to preserve the calendars durability. So always review your options for printing. Tell the printer to give you the best paper materials for your calendars, bound in the best and strongest way.

So take a note of all these and learn. From amateurs to professionals, all these information is good to know, facilitating a better time in creating those calendars.

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