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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How does a monitor display the CMYK color? Is it actually showing the true CMYK color?
Just few moments ago I asked a question regarding RGB to CMYK conversion.
say, RGB (86,92,214) the color in my image. Then monitor uses same values for displaying (lightning LEDs, LCDs or CRTs). ...
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What resolution should a large format artwork for print be?
For wall sized graphics and large banners (e.g 3m x 5m), what is an acceptable PPI for print.
As i understand it 300 PPI is the typical for 'small' artworks (esp. for clean text resolution), however ...
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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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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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Is there something like smashing magazine.com for the Print Industry?
I know the print industry isn't probably changing as much as the web stuff nowadays but Im just wondering were do print graphic designers get their inspiration, latest news and that kind of stuff.
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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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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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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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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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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 can I have prints with white ink?
Say, I have a small business card that has solid, dark background and white text. Registration, ink amount and look & feel -wise I'd prefer the paper itself be dark and the text printed in one ...
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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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What are the branches of Graphic Design
Does anyone know what is the full-branch of Graphic Design and the title for the person doing it.
Graphic Design
|- Web Design - Web Designer
|- Illustration - Illustrator
|- Photo Manipulation - ...
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What are the dimensions of a business card?
As per the title. What are the dimensions of a business card that fits in a wallet? (i believe it is a global standard?)
Bonus marks if you can give the history behind how it arrived at that ...
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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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Why do newspapers use multiple columns?
This might not be the right place to ask, but I was wondering why newspapers use multiple columns? Does it take up less space, or is there a visual reason?
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Making a business card. Any advice?
I went around the web, reading articles about business card mistakes, and here is a full list of them:
Don't use cheap materials/techniques or attempt to print your own.
Don't use metal business ...
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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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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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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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Printing from InDesign has correct margins, but not from Acrobat using exported PDF
I have half-US Letter (8.5" x 5.5") documents I print out in booklet form from Adobe InDesign CS5.5 on a Brother 9970CDW color laser. Works great.
Problem is InDesign doesn't allow you to print ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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InDesign Spread Pagination
I have created an 8 page brochure with InDesign and exported a PDF for my print guy. At the moment the pages are exported as:
1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8
But for print he'd like them formatted like this:
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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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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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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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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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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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Why do we still use points as a measurement of type size?
I'm in the UK, which uses metric units for pretty much everything now except road distances and beer (obviously best kept apart).
Page sizes have been metric here and in most of the rest of the world ...
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How to design a brochure for a programming competiton
I am a computer science student hosting a programming contest at our college. We need to design a nice brochure for the contest.
I don't have any idea hot to create such a thing. All I know is how ...
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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 ...
