Find your Printer Service
July 6, 2010 at 11:44 am | Posted in Desktop Publishing, On the web, Print, printing, Tutorials | 2 CommentsTags: Commercial Printer, Digital Prepress, print shops, service bureaus, stochastic screening
To help you in your search there is a list of questions to ask print shops and service providers. Their answers should determine which printer is the best for you.
If you are interested in a Digital Prepress Service Provider then you might want to consider these questions: Continue Reading Find your Printer Service…
Check files for print in Indesign
April 27, 2010 at 4:15 pm | Posted in Desktop Publishing, Print, printing, Printing specs, Tutorials | Leave a commentTags: indesign set up for print, indesign tutorial, set file for print
Working in Indesign can be a pleasure or a huge pain if you are not very organized, especially when you have documents with many pages. I like to work clean and to check items before I place them but at the end I recheck things, just to be sure.
First, you should have a look at you page panel, the pages with a little square near let’s you know what pages contain transparency.
Set up a flyer in Photoshop
March 3, 2010 at 5:15 pm | Posted in Desktop Publishing, Print, printing, Printing specs | Leave a commentTags: flyer print, flyer specs for print, Photoshop Flyer, set up guides
For projects with a maximum of 2 pages I like to use Photoshop. I don’t have to worry too much with the file size and I can design more complicated stuff, edit pictures on the spot, effects and so on. For those who are like me I’ll write how to set the document correctly for print purpose.
Open Photoshop and create a new file (Ctrl+N), name your file if you want. From the Preset tab choose your paper type and then your flyer size. For print is very important to set the Color Mode to CMYK and set the Resolution at a minimum 300 dpi. Click OK and you will have a A4, 300 dpi on CMYK document.
Vector Graphics
December 10, 2009 at 3:27 pm | Posted in Desktop Publishing, Print, printing, Vectors | 1 CommentTags: scalable graphics, svg, vector graphics
Vector graphics are made with the use of geometrical elements and are based on mathematical equations. Points, lines, curves and other geometrical shapes are used to create vector graphics. Vector graphics files store the lines, shapes and colors that make up an image as mathematical formula. A vector graphics program uses these mathematical formulas to construct the screen image, building the best quality image possible, given the screen resolution. These graphics are scalable to any size and detail. Continue Reading Vector Graphics…
Prepare the file for print
November 2, 2009 at 1:00 pm | Posted in Print | 1 CommentTags: prepare for printing, print specs
After you received the OK for the layout you have to send the file to a printer. In order to this you have to prepare the file for print. If you work very clean and prepare your file while you make the layout then you will just have to make a quick check-up but if you tend to leave all at the end you have to make sure you prepare your file before you send it. So no matter what software you used to create the layout you will have to check a few basic things. Continue Reading Prepare the file for print…
Your designer asks for 300dpi pictures…why is that?
June 16, 2009 at 3:56 pm | Posted in Print | Leave a commentTags: Computer printing, Units of density
Things are different when comes to web and print. The monitor resolution is 72dpi (dots per inch), this is the resolution that looks good for the eye but 72dpi images can not ensure a high quality print. There is a lot to explain here but there is no point to do this because it’s gets to complicated. Continue Reading Your designer asks for 300dpi pictures…why is that?…
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