Printing is a process for reproducing text and image, typically with ink on paper using a printing press. It is often carried out as a large-scale industrial process, and is an essential part of publishing and transaction printing.
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Using PhotoShop to create a magazine
My question:
Can I create a magazine exclusively using PhotoShop?
My understanding:
It should simply be a case of using CMYK and an adequately high resolution.
Other software:
InDesign is pretty ...
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My print based work flow. Am I doing it wrong?
Basically, I had a client who wanted a 1 meter by 2 meter poster to advertise his business at local football events and such.
Though I'm predominantly a web-designer, I thought myself up to the ...
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What is the roundabout file size of a 1m x 2m pdf?
Just finished exporting a pdf that will be used to print off a 1m x 2m poster. The current file size of the pdf is a rather manic 142.3MB. Is this too big? Shall I compress it further?
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How can I print vinyl stickers without using laminate?
I would like to use a consumer grade inkjet printer (entry to mid grade) to print on self-adhesive vinyl. These labels would be for outside use, so the ink could not simply sit on the surface of the ...
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Making a tall texture more realistic with colours affected by light-direction ond visitors' position?
I created a tall grey building texture for a wall from this. Now if you look at the general trend in the black-white picture, you can see that certain patterns are too repeating. For an ...
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Bill a client for a design error?
A regular client of 3 years typically orders prints from us quarterly came in over a week ago with an order. Sometimes this client comes in with the designs and sometimes we do the designs in house. ...
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Textures for city facade design such as roofs and walls?
I have used textures from services such as SXC and different bundles but is rarity that they connect well together. This print design resulted in odd lines and some bad textures where the images do ...
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Is it ok to use .pngs on business cards to print?
I want to use a background image from here though these are usually just used for websites. I am worried the quality will not be sufficient enough for print. Would I be correct in this assumption? Is ...
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Printing mistakes and proof reading
I want to know how to deal with printing mistakes and how to make sure that my work after printing has the least amount of mistakes.
How to deal with print houses in regards to mistakes in printing? ...
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How can I automate the process of cutting intricate shapes out of paper?
I am trying to find whereabouts and name for this kind of automatic paper scissors, source of image here. I understand it so that one plugs in image with formats such as vector and raster and then it ...
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Brochures font size
Hello This is may first question here. I was working with small projects. I have problem with the Brochures (Tri-fold).
At the Back Cover the content are only programme 2 fold and raffle entry 1 fold ...
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Is it possible to have Thick white ink for printers?
Is the White ink that is available in the market are all transparent ink?
I want a a opaque (thick) white ink for printing. is that possible?
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What are the smallest dimensions/resolution I can use for a 7ft x 2ft banner?
I am designing a banner which will be printed at 7ft x 4ft.
I am using Photoshop CS4. The images are not vectors. The original poster artwork has been done at 300 ppi for A4 printing. I was ...
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Indesign Print booklet error
I am using CS6, when doing print booklet 64page doc, it come up with error that i have differing page sizes. I have checked the document page sizes are all the same. Please help
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What font does Apple use for printed document?
Serif font such as Times New Roman is usually used in printing document in Windows.
What is the equivalent font in Apple?
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Designing for Coffee Mugs
I'm starting a project and want to have customized coffee mugs for people who support the project. I've never designed anything for a coffee mug before and am unsure of the typical standards. I know ...
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Setting DPI for huge print
I need to create a really large print of 4Mx2.5M. I've never designed such a large print and I need help in setting the right DPI for this. I am really clueless of how this is supposed to go. If I'm ...
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Why does this poster look off, like it's lacking something to focus on?
I'm new at graphic design so any help would be very appreciated.
Higher-up didn't provide that much info to work with, which is why it looks sparse, but I keep looking at it and feeling like it is ...
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How to create a printable 2-page CV in Photoshop
I typed my cv in a word processor. It is 2 pages long. I have also created a photoshop design using the A4 dimensions.
I have noticed that not only do I need two pages but also it would help the ...
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How to design a poster with so much written content in it?
Consider there is a website full of text, and someone asks you to design a poster from it. Which methods do you suggest for designing this poster?
Update: the website is Semantic Version ...
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Pairing a font with a tahoma as display font
For branding matters, I need to use tahoma as a display font (for all headlines).
I know, I know, it's a body text font meant only for screens: I don't really have a choice there.
I am having a hard ...
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Photoshop CS6 PDF export problem
Sometimes I need to save the Photoshop files i'm working on as .pdf, but there is a huge problem with the .pdf export on my computer.
For example here is a brochure design draft. It looks great in ...
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Designing printed items with a hairline border
I came across these business cards on a blog, what i cant work out is how did they manage to print the cards with such a fine hairline white board close to the edge.
Normaly when you'd print ...
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Gradient white lines in .eps file
I designed a vector in Adobe Illustrator CS6, but when saved as an .eps file, white vertical lines appear in my gradient.
What is happening? I've tried rasterizing the vector at 300 PPI with ...
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Converting InDesign CS6 document to printer spreads using print booklet
I am trying to create a press ready PDF for a 16 page InDesign document using Print Booklet. I see the Print Booklet preview and everything looks fine, spreads are correct, etc. However, when I run ...
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Standard Event Poster Size (North America)
I'm designing my first poster for a promoter for a local bar and.. well.. I don't know what size to make the poster! What is the standard size for an event poster (such as one for a band) in North ...
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How to project an image into a cone?
I have a circular image that I want to print over a cone. That is, over a circle with a wedge cut out, and then assembled into a cone.
However, if I just print my image and then cut the wedge, not ...
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100% black problem on indesign and pdf?
Currently I am facing a HUGE crisis about this 100% black not being right for printing and coming out as 4 colours, in my InDesign document. My swatch for the black text is set at c=0 m=0 y=0 and ...
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How to create a PDF which has a background that does not print
Is there a way to create a PDF file that shows a background color or image when viewed in Acrobat Reader, but when printed that background does not get printed by default?
Ideally, this would happen ...
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Which Photoshop features are affected by different DPI or PPI tags?
A Photoshop document‘s physical size, pixel density (DPI/PPI) and pixel dimensions are all linked.
Bitmap images contain bitmap data, which are a specific size (pixel dimensions). They also contain a ...
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Export vector design from Illustrator to photoshop and back
How do I take a gradient vector design into photoshop, add noise to it, and then return it back into Illustrator without the white background?
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What are the best practices and techniques to fix rags?
What would be the best practices to fix the rags on a left aligned text for print.
Besides breaking lines and hyphenations, should you use tracking, and if so how much.
Also, how would you judged a ...
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Are Google Web-Fonts okay for printing?
Do Google's fonts function just like any other font? I've only gotten a few but they look a little poor in quality when used in print applications. Has anyone used them for a print design and did it ...
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How important is it to have a “creative” résumé?
I've seen many, many examples of flashy résumés by various designers, and I was wondering if this approach is effective. For example, Michael Farrow's multi-paged CV, and these infographic-styled ...
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Share printing material in an online gallery
What would you say would be the best, simplest way to share images and design source files online that can be freely downloaded and printed, and so people can upload their own files?
We would like to ...
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What are the most common album layouts besides the classical one?
When one try to make/publish a photo album the most common layout is the one with one photo per page.
What other layouts are proven to be successful, especially considering that we intent to print on ...
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Leaflet fold where full-page spread is the last thing seen?
Is there a type of fold for one-sheet flyers where the last thing a reader reaches while working through it in a natural way is a full-page spread, and where sections of that full page spread are not ...
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How to portray “confidence” and “reliability” in a brochure
I have to design a brochure for a client. I don't understand much of brand identity, but my client says his brochure should reflect the following:
Professional
It should not be the flavour of the ...
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Double sided letterhead design with heavy ink coverage on the reverse
I have a question for seasoned graphic designers.
I'm designing a logo and a stationary including the letterhead. The back of the letterhead uses a very dark background. The question is, is it risky ...
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Examples of good academic poster design
Do you have any good examples of academic poster design? Most posters look exactly the same (I don't want to pick on anyone in particular), and from my experience at conferences, almost nobody reads ...
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Adobe Illustrator vs Adobe Indesign for brochures
You may know me (not that I am worth knowing) from my first question. I am a noob in web design, graphic desgin, font theroy, color theory, guess all of the mixes that are crucial. My expertise ...
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Design critique for 36“ x 24” poster announcing coffee shop re-opening
I am new to the graphic design chat here. Please provide any feedback/critique on the
poster available via these links. One is on a colored background, the other is on a white background. Which is ...
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Is the maximum ink percentage embedded in the pdf color profile?
I am placing some Photoshop-made artwork into InDesign and exporting to PDF for print. My artwork is quite dark, and Ps's eyedropper tells me that some of my blacks are around the 90/95/95/85 mark. My ...
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Large format printing DPI for billboards
Hi can anyone help my confusion?
I'm preparing artwork for some billboards - 96 sheets (overall size 12192mm x 3048mm). The specs say to produce artwork at a 10th of the size = 1219.2mm x 304.8mm.
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How to ensure scalability of logo design?
How can I make my logo suitable for all purposes, from webpages to very large printed banners?
I currently use use Photoshop.
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Charging an Intellectual Property transfer fee for design work
So, you've finished a design job (eg. a logo design) and the client asks for your IP surrounding the logo, eg copyright, original artwork files, notes, sketches, all of that stuff that went into ...
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What is it called when an image pokes above text/design elements?
Publications often seem to like to make parts of images poke above text or design elements, either subtly or clearly.
For example, in this Radio Times cover, the top of a woman's head is positioned ...
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Can I reformat an old logo with a higher resolution?
I have 2 logos saved in a PDF file. I sent them to my printer to have a banner printed using those logos. THe printer is saying they are not high enough resolution. How can I reformat them so they are ...
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Different Logo Colors for Different Uses, Appropriate?
I am finalizing the last step of my logo redesign process.
Is it ok not to have a regular color when presenting my logo?
I am thinking about having a defined list of colors for different use cases ...
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Adobe InDesign 6 not printing booklets to edges of paper, InDesign 5.5 did
I printed booklets for my students in InDesign 5.5. Worked perfect, on US Letter paper I was able to get 2 worksheets per side. I'd cut them down the middle and have these great packets of ...
