Printed flyers are a great way to spread information about you, your qualifications, and your platform. Due to the limited space on a small piece of paper, you should be concise on your flyer. List your qualifications, get to the key points of your platform, and cram that slogan in there for good measure. As for size, a flyer can be a full page, though smaller flyers that you can print several of on one paper can help cut down on your campaign budget.
How can I make‘ em? Several software programs exist out there to help you make flyers. Your NJCL Parli recommends: Canva is the go-to for making these kinds of materials. It has a variety of flyer templates you can start with, and even its free version has very robust tools for making quality designs. I used Canva and would definitely recommend it. If you have an account and you’ re a graphic design wizard, Adobe Illustrator can make stunning vector graphics with near unlimited control. Finally, Google Slides is also a viable option and, if familiar with the platform, potentially easier than Canva. To set up your slides for printing, go to File ⟶ Page Setup and select the“ Custom” option.
FLYERS
Printed flyers are a great way to spread information about you, your qualifications, and your platform. Due to the limited space on a small piece of paper, you should be concise on your flyer. List your qualifications, get to the key points of your platform, and cram that slogan in there for good measure. As for size, a flyer can be a full page, though smaller flyers that you can print several of on one paper can help cut down on your campaign budget.
NOTE: You don’ t need that many flyers. Often, people will take a few for their whole State. I, personally, printed around 50 flyers and only used around half of them. Conserve your campaign budget by making as few flyers as possible. Also, make sure to save some flyers with you to hand out during the convention.
How can I make‘ em? Several software programs exist out there to help you make flyers. Your NJCL Parli recommends: Canva is the go-to for making these kinds of materials. It has a variety of flyer templates you can start with, and even its free version has very robust tools for making quality designs. I used Canva and would definitely recommend it. If you have an account and you’ re a graphic design wizard, Adobe Illustrator can make stunning vector graphics with near unlimited control. Finally, Google Slides is also a viable option and, if familiar with the platform, potentially easier than Canva. To set up your slides for printing, go to File ⟶ Page Setup and select the“ Custom” option.