When you are using traditional embroidery design software you are designing embroidery in a computer screen window. This tends to make you plan out your designs in one placement and limits your concept of exactly how that design is going to work on the finished product. When you are designing within Compositions project based embroidery design software you are actually not only designing the embroidery but you are also deciding on the placement, seeing how the thread colors are going to react to the base fabric color, and evaluating the proportions of the design and how the finished prduct looks as a whole. Because you can do all of these things simultaiously you not only save time by avoiding trial and error, but you can also try out some non-traditional placement options. The most overloked part of most garments is the back. I think it's a mistake to assume just because we can't see our backs that no one else can. A garment should be designed like a sculpture to be appealing from all angles. So as with the design above, try designing an embroidered garment and not just a piece of embroidery. Treat each project as a whole and you will end up with a more apppealing and cohesive end product. To see how Compositions helps you to do this please vist my website at www.kenparsonsdesigns.com