| Online do-it-yourself graphic arts is on the rise for | | | | design, earth moving, building, etc. |
| many reasons, but two are primary: | | | | - Fashion - Trendy and colorful, these are great |
| | | | for fashion design or retail. |
| 1. By doing your own graphics design, you can | | | | - Floral - Flower arrangements, flower gardens |
| save 30% to 50% on the final cost of your | | | | and more that are ideal for the floral business. |
| printed materials. | | | | - Food - Mouth watering and focused on |
| 2. The average person has become computer | | | | restaurants, cooking schools, chefs or catering. |
| aware to the point that most people can do their | | | | - Jewelry - Great backgrounds for the jewelry |
| own design and end up with a very professional | | | | retail, jewelry consignment, or jewelry design. |
| result.With this in mind, many large trade printing | | | | - Landmarks - Used to professionally promote |
| companies are making the software required to | | | | tourism, politics or initiatives of many kinds. |
| do on line graphics available to their printing | | | | - Scenery - Several options for these, including |
| customers and resellers. With this growth, there is | | | | therapy, relaxation skills, meditation, etc. |
| also considerable capital expenditure going into, not | | | | - Law and Justice - Designed for attorneys, |
| only the software, but other requirements like | | | | judges and government offices. |
| appealing backgrounds. The backgrounds are sized | | | | - Medical - These are directed towards doctors, |
| and laid out according to the printed media they | | | | nurses, hospital administration, medical supplies and |
| support, and are categorized for the wide number | | | | more. |
| of businesses or trades they represent. | | | | - Nature - Great backgrounds for environmental |
| For example, we recently went to one of the | | | | businesses, recycling, all natural products, etc. |
| DIY Graphics sites and reviewed the available | | | | - Real Estate - Apply to residential or commercial |
| backgrounds for business cards. There were 25 | | | | real estate. |
| separate categories of backgrounds for business | | | | - Sport - For sports teams, coaches, trainers, |
| cards with anywhere from 20 to 100 individual | | | | schools, training camps, etc. |
| backgrounds in each category. Following are | | | | - Technology - Can be used for people involved in |
| examples of the categories: | | | | internet marketing, hi tech sells, web sites, search |
| - Abstracts - Colorful tie-died backgrounds that fit | | | | engine optimization and more. |
| nicely into more creative professions like writing | | | | - Transportation - Wide variety of cars, trucks, |
| or designs | | | | vintage cars, futuristic cars which could be used |
| - Animals - Variety of pets and farm animals for | | | | for car salesmen, mechanics, parts houses, etc. |
| grooming or pet retail businesses | | | | - Travel - Exotic locations, sunsets, palm trees, |
| - Babies - Ideal for announcing a new addition to | | | | around the swimming pool and more. Great |
| the family or advertising handmade baby wear. | | | | backgrounds for travel agents, tour guides or any |
| - Beauty - Appealing backgrounds for stylists, skin | | | | other tourism types of businesses. |
| specialists, nail technicians and more. | | | | - Wedding - Bride and Grooms in many different |
| - Business - A broad category of many | | | | settings before the wedding, during the wedding, |
| backgrounds that range from office settings to | | | | after the wedding, leaving the wedding, etc. Good |
| business people shaking hands to creative | | | | for wedding planners, conference centers, hotels |
| representations of a single world of business. | | | | and more.The above are just a few examples of |
| - Colorful - This category provides bright and | | | | the many categories and backgrounds available to |
| contrasting colors with the goal of catching the | | | | the do-it-yourself graphic artist for business cards. |
| eye. This category would apply to paint | | | | The main message to convey is that there are |
| businesses, art stores, art schools and more. | | | | not many trades, businesses, vocations or events |
| - Construction - Specific to the construction | | | | that DIY Graphic Artist could not find an |
| industry, this category offers many backgrounds | | | | appropriate, professional background for. |
| showing different phases of construction, including | | | | |