Sunday Stock: Sports Volume 1

As I travel around and train CorelDRAW users, one area where users are always creating products is for sports teams from the local area. There are many packages on the market with templates, but today I'm featuring a product with great templates and a great price. Sports Volume 1 has 277 templates covering thirteen different categories.

All of the files are stored in CorelDRAW 10 format which means they work in all versions from CorelDRAW 10-X4. You'll also get 32 bonus fonts included on the disc. If you are creating sports themed products, this collection may be just what you need.

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Sunday Stock: Digital Design Ware

We have added a wide variety of clip art, textures, templates and more to the Graphics Unleashed Web site this week.

This artwork is geared towards those in the sign and vehicle wrap industries, but it can certainly be useful to other artists as well. Probably the coolest feature is taking a two-dimensional template for a vehicle wrap and turning it into a 3D rendering of the finished wrap with only a few clicks. Typically 3D software is baffling to me. But this is a task so simple that anyone can create a 3D rendering in only a couple of minutes.

So not only can you get the templates and artwork to create some amazing wraps, you can also create a rendering that is sure to convince your client to order the wrap. Check it out, I think you'll find something you can use!

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Sunday Stock: Xerox Templates

Sometimes you can find templates without even looking. I recently got a promotion from Xerox telling me about a new printer. One of the rewards for replying to their promotion is that you can download some templates. The good news is that you don't even have to reply to the offer to download the templates.

You'll find templates for Business Cards, Postcards and Letterhead stored in PDF format. They are already laid out with multiple business cards on a page. The PDF files are interactive so that you can replace the relevant information. I found you can also import the PDF into CorelDRAW, though you will only get the graphic elements and not the text. Maybe the most useful elements are the Invoice templates stored as Microsoft Excel files. I doubt you'll want to keep the included logo, but the invoice itself could be quite handy to have.

Look around on the site and you'll find even more templates in almost every category imaginable!

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Sunday Stock: CorelDRAW Layout Templates

Sometimes you run across something that doesn't always make sense to you. Someone recently alerted me to a series of CorelDRAW Layout Templates that can be downloaded from 48HourPrint.com. You'll find business cards, postcards, nightclub flyers, brochures, sell sheets, envelopes, letterhead, rack cards, pocket folders, door hangers, table tents, posters, notepads and much more. All of them are CMYK templates in CDR format and all are free to download.

Now I'm sure the idea is that they want you to use their template to design something and have it printed at 48HourPrint. That's where I found it a bit strange. When I looked at their notes on preparing files, they won't support CorelDRAW X3 or X4. They also don't support the two latest versions of QuarkXpress. Yet they don't list version limitations on any of the Adobe products. The fact that they haven't upgraded CorelDRAW (or QuarkXpress) to the newest versions tells me that they aren't really worried about supporting people using those programs. That's really too bad for us and for them.

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Design Studio Packages Loaded with Apparel Templates

There are many CorelDRAW users creating graphics for apparel. Two new packages have been released that are loaded with high-quality graphics to be used for apparel. Design Studio packages can be bought individually or get both volumes for a discounted price. They are loaded with graphics, templates, fonts, distress overlays and a full color book loaded with examples.

This is a great collection for anyone doing screen printer, garment printing, embroidery and more. And for those using Decostudio, it gives you the multi-decoration artwork that will really show off the capabilities of Decostudio.

Check out the sample images from this collection and you'll find that it can bring even more creativity to the products you are creating.

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Free CorelDRAW Clip Art and Templates Available for Download

People are always asking for alternative sources of clip art and/or templates for CorelDRAW. I've got some great news for you, this is a library of over 375 high-quality uniques images available for free download. In fact, the list is growing on a regular basis.

These images are supplied by the folks at Digital Art Solutions. If you aren't familiar with them, they have been providing production ready artwork and add-ons for CorelDRAW users for many years.

The process for getting the free artwork is pretty simple. Go to the clip art download page and completely fill out the form on the right hand side of the page. Yes, you have to fill it out completely to receive the free artwork. Within a day or two (probably the same day) you will get an access code and a URL where the files are located. At that point you can download any of the free clip art images or templates.

Sure, the folks at Digital Art Solutions are hoping that you'll like the artwork and that you'll buy some of their packages. In fact, they will give you a nice discount on your first order. You will be added to their e-mail newsletter list. I've received it for many years and typically you get no more than two e-mails a month. You can unsubscribe at any time if you don't wish to receive it.

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