How to Make a Brochure for the State of Wisconsin
Encourage visitors to go "Forward!," the Wisconsin state motto, by designing a brochure featuring the state that selected milk as its beverage and the badger as its official animal. Wisconsin's reach extends far beyond its "cheesehead" stereotypes, with historical options such as exploring shipwrecks and viewing old maps and manuscripts. Design a brochure that will make travelers imitate the state's bird, the robin, and fly in directly to visit.
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Visit the State of Wisconsin's official government website for unbiased information on the population of the state, local landmarks, tourism, demographics, educational institutions and state history. Check the Travel Wisconsin website for a listing of just about everything a traveler would be interested in for a Wisconsin trip, including attractions and entertainment. (See Resources.)
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Download pictures from the government website or city chambers of commerce throughout the state featuring some of Wisconsin's landmarks. Request permission from the website owner or use free-sharing picture websites. Open the pictures into a graphics software program, such as Adobe Photoshop or Windows Paint, to brighten and touch up the images.
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Open a desktop publishing program such as Microsoft Publisher or Adobe InDesign. Select the software's "Brochures" option and choose a brochure template.
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Highlight the placeholder text on the brochure's front page and replace the headline, such as "Welcome to Wisconsin." Repeat to replace headlines and text throughout the brochure with sections such as "Climate," "Dining Venues," "In and Around Our State," "Famous Friends," "Tourism," "Culture" and "History."
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Type short blurbs of information under each header, including museums, for example, under the "Culture" section, including Wisconsin options like the Milwaukee Public Museum, Wesley Jung Carriage Museum, Wisconsin Veteran's Museum and the Circus World Museum.
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Replace placeholder photos and pictures in the brochure template with Wisconsin photos of such landmarks as the University of Wisconsin campus, Pier Wisconsin, Boerner Botanical Gardens or the 12-foot mouse, Stravinsky. Other graphics options include a copy of the Wisconsin state flag and other state symbols.
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Highlight and type over the placeholder contact information on the brochure's panel. Include a website and phone number for interested people to get more information, such as a link to the statewide chamber of commerce or a travel agent dedicated to arranging Wisconsin packages and trips.
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References
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- Photo Credit Wisconsin state contour against blurred USA flag image by Stasys Eidiejus from Fotolia.com
