Design Tips
Designing a newsletter’s back page
The front page and back page of your church newsletter are prime real estate because those are the pages that most people see first. In magazines, the back cover is often the most expensive ad space. The back pages of many newsletters have a mailing panel on the top half and other information on the…
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Designing Special Issue Newsletters
For most designers and editors, newsletter templates are a familiar, handy tool of the trade. As a church newsletter professional or volunteer, you likely already use a customized document for your publication’s front page, back page, left- and right-hand pages, calendar page, and so on. The same is probably true for your church bulletin and…
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Free Printable 2024 Church Calendar
As the new year approaches, it’s time (no pun intended) to sit down and get your 2024 yearly calendar ready — both for your desk and for your congregation. With church staff and members alike, we’d all be lost without a 2024 monthly calendar. Christmas is an easy day to remember but when does Advent…
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Sharing a Celebration of Life in Your Church Newsletter
Because congregations are essentially a family, church is an ideal place to observe people’s milestones and major life events. Personalized newsletter announcements accompanied by artwork and photos are a great way to honor a church member and to inform readers. Often the church newsletter has the privilege of sharing joyful occasions. Examples include births, baptisms, graduations, anniversaries and…
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Achieve Quality Results on a Tight Budget
With USPS first-class mail prices on the rise again, church newsletter budgets that are already tiny — or nonexistent — are feeling the strain. Even if your church is pinching pennies, the newsletter still can stand out, thanks to many available low-cost options. Let’s explore money-saving tips for each production step. CREATION Tip 1: Find an inexpensive or free program. Thankfully, you…
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Adding Staff & Member Profiles to Your Church Newsletter
Featuring interesting profiles of church members, staff members, congregational leaders and volunteers helps people get acquainted or reacquainted with one another. Familiarity boosts communication and trust and encourages a family-like atmosphere throughout the church. The list of potential profile subjects is extensive. Adapt and add to this list, according to your congregation: senior and associate pastors youth…
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5 Design Ideas for Better Church Newsletters
“There is no such thing as no design,” writes author Adam Judge. “The alternative to good design is always bad design.” That raises the question: How can church newsletter editors ensure that their publications avoid falling into the “bad design” category? The answer involves understanding the basic elements of any newsletter design — and then using those elements in eye-pleasing…
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Tips for mixing and pairing fonts in your church newsletter
Whether you’re formatting a church newsletter, producing your weekly church bulletin, or designing a flyer for a church event, fonts play an important part in the overall design. We’re sure you have plenty of good content ideas. Try using some of these typography ideas to draw your congregation’s attention into that great content. But first,…
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Design Challenge: Psalm 30:4
When designing Scripture Art, it’s always amazing to us how one bible verse can be illustrated in so many different ways. That’s why we thought it would be fun to do a little internal design challenge. The Challenge for our Artists We asked two graphic designers from the ChurchArt team to add their own personal…
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Start out strong with initial caps.
In design terminology, an oversized letter at the beginning of an article or paragraph is called an initial cap. These letters visually entice people to read the written word. They’re also a classy way to transition from a large, bold headline to an article’s light text. Types of initial caps There are 3 main types…
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