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The smallest praying mantis is the Bolbe pygmaea, which is only 2/5 of an inch, or one-centimeter Unbelievably, some scientists agree the mantis is closely related to the cockroach The name “mantis” comes from the Greek word for ‘prophet’ or ‘soothsayer.’ The Carolina mantid is a common insect of Eastern United States The European and Chinese species were introduced to the Northeastern United States about 75 years ago as garden predators in hopes of overtaking the native pest population The Nature Store Disregard“whiskers” Createspacefortype Dividethespaceinhalfvertically,horizontallyordiagonally;imagegoeson oneside,textontheother.Whenyouhaveanimagewithoutastraightedge, gobyitsoverallmass,anddisregardany“whiskers.” of 11 Designa$10clock 0611 Before&After ® Design a $10 clock BAmagazine.com of 11 i U X Portraitclock • Makes a wonderful gift or memento • Black & white is minimal and high-tech • Hairlines mark the hours Christmas 2005 Naomi & Christina Cropwithintent—anddramatically! 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The praying mantids, or praying mantises, are carnivorous insects that belong to the Mantidae family There are about 2,000 species of mantids The biggest praying mantises are the Tenodera and the Archimantis, which are six inches long! The smallest praying mantis is the Bolbe pygmaea, which is only 2/5 of an inch, or one-centimeter Unbelievably, some scientists agree the mantis is closely related to the cockroach The name “mantis” comes from the Greek word for ‘prophet’ or ‘soothsayer.’ The Carolina mantid is a common insect of Eastern United States The European and Chinese species were introduced to the Northeastern United States about 75 years ago as garden predators in hopes of overtaking the native pest population The Nature Store 1(a–b)GillSansLight|a)16pt,b)32pt 2P22Cezanne|365pt 3(a–d)TrajanPro|a)154pt,b)330pt, c)27pt,d)15/17pt 9a 24 14 C40M32Y80K0 15 C0M2Y4K10 16 C15M30Y55K0 5ZapfDingbats|23pt 6FuturaLight|22pt 17 C10M0Y45K40 18 C0M0Y0K100 9(a–b)UtopiaRegular|a)13pt, b)7/10pt 10UtopiaBold|11pt 19 C40M0Y100K0 20 C35M50Y0K0 21 C0M10Y100K0 10 11 9b 13 C50M40Y100K0 4FuturaMedium|40pt 8UtopiaItalic|12pt Colors 7GypsySwitch|175/140pt, Typefaces 22 C0M50Y5K0 Images 11PhotoDisc/GettyImages.com 12Photos.com 23 C0M30Y100K0 24 C10M7Y24K0 12 of 11 Designa$10clock 0611 Before&After Design a $10 clock ® BAmagazine.com 10 of 11 i U X Articleresources Typefaces “DoesParishavecactuses? 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Ideas: 30° 6° 0611 Designa$10clock Startbydividingacircle Toitaletter-sizesheet,you’llneedaclock face8inchesorless(besuretomeasure beforeyoubuy).Atabloidsheetcanprinta 10.5-inchclock.Clocknumbersare30degress apart,secondsare6degreesapart.Justdraw acircle,bisectitwithaline,androtatethe line.You’llplaceyournumbersbyeye Before&After|www.bamagazine.com 1 of Designa$10clock 0611 Signatureclock • An artistic signature makes a beautiful clock • Make your signature big! Crop if necessary • Use numbers sparingly o g a p o s ag sp 12 ITALIANO ITALIANO Bebold!BeBIG! Makeyoursignatureagraphical element.Extendyourname“outside thelines”forartisticimpact. 70% Colorcontrastscreatedepth Makethemostofcolorcontrasts—in thiscaseblack,whiteandtwotintsof green.PutBIGelementsinlowcontrast,smallelementsinhighcontrast. Notehoweasilysmallblackandwhite numeralsshowupagainstmid-value green,whilethebigsignatureissoft Monogramclock • Everyone has initials! 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Great for a product, hobby, classroom • Paragraph of type adds instructional lavor • Small dots replace numbers Praying Mantis Stagomantis Carolina What is a Praying Mantis? The praying mantids, or praying mantises, are carnivorous insects that belong to the Mantidae family There are about 2,000 species of mantids The biggest praying mantises are the Tenodera and the Archimantis, which are six inches long! The smallest praying mantis is the Bolbe pygmaea, which is only 2/5 of an inch, or one-centimeter Unbelievably, some scientists agree the mantis is closely related to the cockroach The name “mantis” comes from the Greek word for ‘prophet’ or ‘soothsayer.’ The Carolina mantid is a common insect of Eastern United States The European and Chinese species were introduced to the Northeastern United States about 75 years ago as garden predators in hopes of overtaking the native pest population 0611 Designa$10clock The Nature Store Disregard“whiskers” Createspacefortype Dividethespaceinhalfvertically,horizontallyordiagonally;imagegoeson oneside,textontheother.Whenyouhaveanimagewithoutastraightedge, gobyitsoverallmass,anddisregardany“whiskers.” Before&After|www.bamagazine.com 3 of Designa$10clock 0611 Portraitclock • Makes a wonderful gift or memento • Black & white is minimal and high-tech • Hairlines mark the hours Cropwithintent—anddramatically! 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The praying mantids, or praying mantises, are carnivorous insects that belong to the Mantidae family There are about 2,000 species of mantids The biggest praying mantises are the Tenodera and the Archimantis, which are six inches long! 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Great for a product, hobby, classroom • Paragraph of type adds instructional lavor • Small dots replace numbers Praying Mantis Stagomantis Carolina What is a Praying Mantis? The praying mantids,