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Construct the design piece by piece. Purposefully add images and typography. Each element should add significance to the overall design. Unneeded elements can muddle the design, confuse the readers and ultimately obscure the message.

Select art that illustrates how you visualized the copy. Research stock house images that show the focus of the article and start to pare down the selections to ones that will push the design forward.

Sketch out some ideas about the content of the copy. Think of this step as the foundation for your design. As you read, take note of the key points conveyed in the text, and thumbnail what you are visualizing.

The most important step to starting any design that has accompanying text is to read the text! Duh. You need to know what the message is. Otherwise, no matter how compelling the visual, if it doesn't sync with the words, the reader is lost.

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