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The Graphics Grapevine is a quarterly online publication of short, general interest articles on graphic design, marketing and sales copywriting. Archived issues can be accessed below.

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Vol. 7 No. 2 April 2010 (pdf)
I. A Brief History of Graphic Design II. Recent Works: Pairings III. Sustainability Scorecard

Vol. 7 No. 1, January 2010 (pdf)
I. Double-Duty Design element II. Leverage Your Content III. What's Emotion Got to Do With It? IV. How to Get (and Give) Killer Testimonials

Vol. 6 No. 4, October 2009 (pdf)
 I. Word Art II. Warmer, Fuzzier: The Refreshed Logo III. The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding

Vol. 6 No. 3, July 2009 (pdf)
 I. Back Story of a Compelling Ad II. Brain Science and Branding III. The Top Ten Photography Tips of All Time

Vol. 6 No. 2, April 2009 (pdf)
 I. The Two-Step: How to attract, then convert more customers II. HOPE in Hard Times III. Keep On Marketing IV. Come Closer: Proximity

Vol. 6 No. 1, January 2009 (pdf)
 The COPYWRITING issue: I. Make Your Message Stick II.Seven Hard Working Editing Tools to Guarantee Clarity in Your Copy III. Seven Ways a Copywriter Can Boost Your Business IV. Importance of a Safe Zone

Vol. 5 No. 4, October 2008 (pdf)
 I. Beyond "Image" Advertising II. Macro Photography: Advice from a pro III. Lazy Eyes: How we read online

Vol. 5 No. 3, July 2008 (pdf)
I. Better Beach Photos II. Cool Graphic Effects in Word III. Ratchet Up Your Copy

Vol. 5 No. 2, April 2008 (pdf)
The ALL MARKETING issue: I. Lessons from Stand-up Comedy II. Easy Reading: How Low Can You Go? III. Postcard Newsletters

Vol. 5 No. 1, January 2008 (pdf)
I. The View from 10,000 Feet: Seamless Delivery of Design + Copy II. Tool Cards Do Double Duty III. Hand "Doodles" Enhance Sales IV.Subhead Do's and Don'ts

Vol. 4 No. 4, October 2007 (pdf)
I. People's Choice Award II. Add Your Logo to Your Email Signature III. 'Print Promotions That Work' Checklist IV. Your Tagline: The Most Important Ad You'll Ever Create

Vol. 4 No. 3, July 2007 (pdf)
I. Concept to Completion II. Defining the Design Problem III. Shake Things Up IV. Website Faves

Vol. 4 No. 2, April 2007 (pdf)
I. Combining Colors II. Ad makeover III. Biz of the Week IV. Sustainable Graphic Design

Vol. 4 No. 1, January 2007 (pdf)
I. Hooking Skimmers & Scanners II. Your Organization's Image III. Four Common Photo Flubs

Vol. 3 No. 4, October 2006 (pdf)
The ALL TYPE issue: I. Legibility vs. Readability II. Type Do's & Don'ts III. Initial Caps as Design Elements IV. Preserving Fonts in Shared Word Docs

Vol. 3 No. 3, July 2006 (pdf)
I. Cropping Photos in the Viewfinder II. Visual Heirarchy III. What is Open Type? IV. Kaua`i Design Graphics Celebrates Ten Years

Vol. 3 No. 2, April 2006
I. PDF Format II. Adding Images toYour Email III. Keep It Simple: One Focal Point IV. Vector and Bitmap Images

Vol. 3 No. 1, January 2006
I. Survey Results Are IN II. How Can A Brochure Benefit You? III. 40 Years of Color from Pantone IV. Virgin vs. Recycled Paper

Vol. 2 No. 4, October 2005
I. Branding Your Organization II. Stoking the Creative Fires III. Text Alignment: Ragged Right vs. Justified

Vol. 2 No. 3, July 2005
I. Hawaiian Punctuation: `okinas and kahako's II. Identifying & Finding Fonts III. Design Basics: Contrast and Consistency?

Vol. 2 No. 2, April 2005
The DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY issue: I. De-mystifying Resolution II. 'Photo Quality' Printing III. Adding Type to Photos IV. Glossary of Photo File Formats

Vol. 2 No. 1, January 2005
I. One- and Two-Color Printing II. Proofreading: Tools of the Trade III. Type Families

Vol. 1 No. 4, October 2004
The COLOR issue: I. A Color Wheel Refresher Course II. The Impacts of Color III. RGB and CMYK Color

Vol. 1 No. 3, July 2004
I. Making Headlines II. Type Talk III. Break Up Text With Graphic Elements IV. The Mission of Kaua`i Design Graphics

Vol. 1 No. 2, April, 2004
I. Postcard Promotions II. Type Tips: One Space Betweeen Sentences III. Type Tips: Underlining IV. White Space

Vol. 1 No. 1, January 2004
 I. What IS Graphic Design? II. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly III. Your Graphic Identity IV. Why Choose Print?

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