This week, our featured favorites show off a calendar design that is simple, but eye catching in the details.  Beyond the obvious contrast of a dual set of Fall pictures on the May calendar page, the subtle shading of colors both inside and outside the framed areas draws the eye to the pictorial content. The clean metallic tones make this a nice calendar choice for displaying various photos year round without much change to the inner matting needed.

This calendar design works well with few changes.

The next selection is an award alternative format which could be used by organizations such as the Master Gardner program to inexpensively recognize participants for completion of their volunteer work.  This award simulation is only a representation of one possible design that could be offered.

Digital awards make recognition easy and inexpensive.

Our third image for the week is the matted photograph that was used to create the previous award.  The textured matte is drawn from colors in the photo, as is the colors of the inner matte.  This simple treatment enriches the elements in the photo, while at the same time blending with the content to make the composition stand out.

Simple mattings add value to using pictures in other objects.

The last offering for the week is an inspirational plaque design that offers some nice wood, marble and metal tones to bring out a colorful contrast to the gray colors of the snow covered Spring landscape in the photograph.  Much like the award designs we offer, the decorative digital plaque designs provide another avenue for making the most of your favorite matted photos.

Inspirational plaques draw on matted pictures to enhance message.

If you are using any of our images from the site in a digital picture frame, the resolution is designed for 1024 x 768 viewing.  We can make images designed for other resolutions on request.  Please donate $3 per image for any of the content you download from the site.  If you would like us to design something from your photographs, send us an email and let us know what you want.  All custom designs are $3 per image page, and set at 1024 x 768 resolution unless otherwise specified.  We make all our items for use as screen wallpapers or digital picture frame content, but the work can be printed conventionally as well.