PCB DESIGN.

Use Kicad. Find it here:

Ian

Hmmm .... "easy method" is highly subjective. For small designs, most of the demo or student versions of commercial products will do the job

- they support most Microsoft systems well. Or consider

My personal preference, which has been working well for many years now, is PCB (

you might want to explore using tools from gEDA which includes PCB. I've helped some others install gEDA to their linux systems from steve's iso:

this article describes PCB on linux and homebrew boards:

I'd suggest using a commercial board house for double sided and multilayer designs, as they will plate thru the holes and provide solder mask for not much more. I have several favorties for simple boards, for double sided you will find the guys at:

easy to deal with, and they will allow you to place several designs on a single panel without additional charge ... most other shops restrict you to one design, one board, which can triple your costs for several projects all at once ... or prevent a homebrew club or roommates from sharing the setup charges for a minimum run.

if you want to make simple single or double sided boards at home for fun, and you have a laser printer available, the blue film transfers work well: