Helpful Clipart

I am always looking for a quick way to add a graphic element or replace a logo. As I am no artist, I certainly cannot draw, so I rely on clipart. Two of my favorite sites are listed below:

http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/
http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/

http://www.brandsoftheworld.com has thousands of searchable company and other logos in scalable eps vector format. To get these logos into Composer, I find the log I want, download it, then import into OMEGA using the GSP eps import filter.

http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/ is a quick way to add scalable wmf files to my designs. I have rarely been disappointed at this site even when looking for stranger clipart. To get the clipart into Composer, I find the clipart piece I want, then copy the piece and paste into Composer. Sometimes I reassign the colors because these WMF files use non-color-managed RGB colors that convert strangely once they get into Composer, but the color assignment only takes a moment.

As is always the case, be sure to read the licensing agreements to be sure you are using the artwork legally and can resell the output. You may need to get additional permissions. Of course that gets into another discussion about copyright laws, but we'll leave that for another blog!

These sites are great timesavers that I truly enjoy using!