Print ad design has come a long way in the past few decades.  If you opened up a phone book or newspaper back in the early 90's, these are typical of the ads you might see:

In the past few years, graphic artists have really begun to live up to their titles.   Sharper printing techniques allow us to focus in on faces, enhancing the human connection people feel when they look at an ad.  Whenever we can, we have tried to replace boxes with curved lines, or with no lines at all, along with much more dynamic colors and graphics:

Can you see the difference?  If you want your ad to stand out, a "type-in-a-box" ad will actually do that. If you want your ad to stand out for the right reasons, try something like the ad above. Looking for something even bolder than that? Take a look at the "Picture of the Month," below.

Thanks for your business,

Reed