If you want a great looking brochure or direct mail piece, take time to plan up front.  Decide how much you really need to say, before you commit to a design.  I found a great explanation of what happens if you don’t do that on this website:

The author explains:

Trying to make significant changes to one of those puzzle pieces can throw off how the rest of the puzzle fits, and in turn, how the message reads.

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