Programs I use every day... Frontpage and Printmaster. Printmaster takes care of all of my business and personal publishing - posters, flyers, cards, business cards, postcards, etc. Been a user for over 10 years.
Last year I discovered Compact Draw, which I use for creating logo's and ebook covers for the ebooks I write. They have upgraded to Real Draw Pro. You can get a 30 day free download trial of each at
www.mediachance.com
Awesome tutorial and forum available with it, too. Absolutely amazing stuff can be done! Fun to play with even when I don't have anything work related. Daughter uses it to make avatars for her friends.
Sample of what one can do:
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