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The present invention is an interactive design terminal for custom imprinted articles. A memory stores a plurality of print design elements and a set of design rules for combination of the design elements in accordance with selections made by an operator. The interactive design terminal presents an

The present invention is an interactive design terminal for custom imprinted articles. A memory stores a plurality of print design elements and a set of design rules for combination of the design elements in accordance with selections made by an operator. The interactive design terminal presents an ordered sequence of print design choices to the operator via a video display and perferably stores the results of the operator selections. The interactive design terminal provides a display of the operator selections, preferably in a graphics display of a depiction of the resulting imprinted article, and detects conflicts between operator selections.

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An interactive design terminal for custom imprinted articles comprising: a design element memory having stored therein data representing a plurality of print design ellements; a design rules memory having stored therein a plurality of design rules regarding placement and size of print design element

An interactive design terminal for custom imprinted articles comprising: a design element memory having stored therein data representing a plurality of print design ellements; a design rules memory having stored therein a plurality of design rules regarding placement and size of print design elements; an input device for receiving operator inputs; a video display device for generating an operator perceivable display; an interactive interface means connected to said design element memory, said design rules memory, said input device and said video display device for presenting choices to an operator via said video display means concerning the permitted selection of print design elements and print design element locations in accordance with said design rules stored in said design rule memory, receiving selections from an operator via said input device, and displaying to an operator via said video display means a pictorial display of said selections of print design elements and print design element locations, whereby the operator can view said display of said selections and edit said selections via said input device.