---------------------------- DESIGNER'S CLUB USER'S GUIDE ---------------------------- All documentation assumes you have a basic understanding of how to use your computer and the programs you have purchased for it. BASIC REQUIREMENTS ------------------ Designer's Club images require application(s) that are compatible with the EPS file format. EPS images are saved as Adobe Illustrator 3.0 files. Any other hardware requirements will be based primarily on the applications you use and the type of final output you plan to produce. For best results, your printer should be PostScript compatible. NUMBERING SYSTEM ----------------- Designer's Club has changed it's numbering system due to the greater number of files now on disk. Each image file will have a number "001" through to "056." The Ideas & Images cover file will be "057." This will repeat itself for each monthly issue. For the color files, the number will be followed by the letter "C." For the black and white files, the number will be followed by an underscore. After the "C" and or underscore is the year followed by the month. EPS is the file extension on the very end of the file. ART SELECTION ------------- ** Printed Pictorial Index ** This provides thumbnail and file name for each image in the issue. A WARNING TO COLOR USERS ------------------------ The nature of color in desktop publishing is unpredictable. The way a color image looks on screen does not necessarily reflect the way it will look when it is printed, and different output devices and types of paper may produce different results. We recommend that you contact your service bureau and printer so that they can insure the kind of color reproduction you need. USING THE CLIP ART ------------------ ** PAGE LAYOUT PROGRAMS ** Open your page layout program, create a new document and place the EPS files as you would any other pictures. The following page layout programs are compatible with the EPS file format: *PageMaker *QuarkXpress *Corel Ventura ** DRAW PROGRAMS ** Start your draw program, then Open or Import the EPS file. These images can be manipulated like any other EPS image. The following draw programs are compatible with the EPS file format: *Illustrator (Open EPS images) *FreeHand (Open EPS images) *Corel Draw! (Open EPS images. Import as file type Adobe Illustrator 1.1, 88, 3.0 [*.ai, *.eps] or Postscript Interpreted). Many of your Designer's Club EPS images are provided as layered illustrations. This means that several elements can be lifted out of a single image and used as stand-alone artwork. In order to pull apart or separate the layers of an EPS file, a PostScript drawing program is necessary. If your application was not listed above, please refer to your manual for compatibility. COPYRIGHT GUIDELINES -------------------- The use of the artwork, from disc or index, in whole or in part without written permission - for multiple resale in the form of stock proofs, engravings, film, mats, printing, digitized images, etc. - is expressly denied. Any resemblance to specific individuals, living or dead, is purely coincidental (except where noted). No testimonials are implied or intended by such similarities. Site licenses are available upon request from Dynamic Graphics, Inc. COMPANY INFORMATION ------------------- Visit us on the world wide web at http://www.dgusa.com Dynamic Graphics, Inc. 6000 N. Forest Park Drive Peoria, IL 61614-3592 Technical Support/CustomerOne Phone: (800) 255-8800 Fax: (309) 688-5873 Business hours - Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm Central Time International customers, contact your local Dynamic Graphics representative. Electronic Clipper, Designer's Club, Electronic Print Media Service, and Idea Source are registered trademarks of Dynamic Graphics, Inc. All rights reserved.