A method is presented for manufacturing a disposable absorbent article having multiple components including selecting a first material appropriate for use as an outer cover producing a chassis including the outer cover, the outer cover including an outer cover central region having an outer cover central region appearance selecting a second material appropriate for use as an elastic panel, wherein the second material is different from the first material and producing a first elastic panel having a first elastic panel central region. The method also includes printing the first elastic panel central region with a first elastic panel printed graphic and attaching the first elastic panel to the chassis, wherein the selecting and printing are performed such that the first elastic panel central region gives the appearance of being substantially similar to the outer cover central region appearance.
