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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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What DPI should be used for what situations?
I've been seeing the word 'DPI' pop up quite a lot when I export my work out in Photoshop and Illustrator. While I know that DPI stands for 'dots per inch', and that if you have too low of a DPI on an ...
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What is the difference between DPI (dots per inch) and PPI (pixels per inch)?
There are lots of other questions on Graphic Design which partly cover this, e.g. What DPI should be used for what situations?.
However, I have become frustrated at the number of questions and ...
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Do I need full 300dpi resolution photos for designing a poster?
I'm working on a poster for a local event. It has a photograph in the background. The poster itself is designed to be 11x17, which at 300dpi is about 3300x5100.
Now the photo in the background does ...
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is it mandatory to keep 72 dpi for web design? What if I create in 200dpi?
I have been designing web banners in photoshop for more than 1 year but never considered the DPI, as I was using the default 72 dpi, but now I want to know is it necessary to create web designs in ...
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What is the best resolution to work at for Android devices?
I am trying to design an app for Android devices, but they come in all sizes and stuff... with different resolutions and its a bit confusing. What is the best way to do it?
Work at the biggest ...
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iOS 4 retina display resolution size
I'm a little confused about the resolution here, I know the dimensions suppose to be: 320x480 points but what do I need to put for the resolution? e.g. 300 dpi?
I'm designing on CS5.
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What resolutions are standard for digital device wallpaper designs?
What seems to be the most popular resolution that wallpaper comes in for desktop wallpaper?
I am a digital artist so I want people to download my wallpaper. What resolution should I offer it in to ...
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Photoshop a low-res image to make it appear higher-res
I want to enlarge an image to a bigger size. This will cause pixelation. So I want to apply some treatment to it in Photoshop that will suppress some of this pixelation. Of course I cannot generate ...
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Large-format printing suggestions
I need to print a photo in large scale 3x3m. What size a photo should be, what pixel dimension? What resolution do I need to avoid pixelization?
Also what format of file should it be ? PDF?
This ...
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Best resolution for a 2x2m design in Photoshop ? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What PPI should a large format artwork for print be done at?
I am required to create a 2x2m design that will be printed.
I'm using Adobe Photoshop CS5.
What is the best ...
