Here is a sample template for designing basic Articles of Incorporation. You can customize according to the information required by your state.

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION:

Article ONE.
NAME
The name of this corporation is _____________________________.

Article TWO.
OBJECTS AND PURPOSES
The objects and purposes for which this corporation is formed are:

To conduct and transact generally the business of a ___________[insert type of business] corporation and to do all things and exercise all powers and perform all functions that a ______________corporation is authorized or empowered to do, exercise, or perform under and by virtue of the laws of _________[state], or that it may be by law hereafter authorized to do, exercise, or perform; [list specific functions] and do all the above things as a __________corporation and insofar as is consistent with the laws of _________[state].

Article THREE.
LOCATION OF PRINCIPAL OFFICE
The principal office for the transaction of business of this corporation is to be located in _________ County, _________[state].

Article FOUR.
REGISTERED AGENT
The registered agent for service of process upon the corporation is:
Name
Address in [state]

Article FIVE.
CAPITALIZATION
The total number of shares that the corporation is authorized to issue is _________ shares, and all such shares are to have a par value, and the aggregate par value of all such shares is ____________________dollars ($_____).

Article SIX.
DIRECTORS
The number of directors of the corporation is _________; the following are the names and residences of the persons appointed to act as directors until their successors are elected and qualified:
Names
Residences
 
Article SEVEN.
DURATION OF CORPORATE EXISTENCE
The corporate existence of this corporation shall continue perpetually.

In witness whereof, we, the incorporators, have set our hands and seals on _________[date].
  
[Signatures]
[Seals]
[Acknowledgment]