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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 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 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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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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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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To what extent is resizing an image (using Photoshop's bicubic sampling algorithm) acceptable for print?
I'm wanting to print a 300 DPI brochure, but my first attempt at making it fell short of the proper resolution, so I am having to remake it. I've already printed my business cards, which were ...
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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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What dimensions should I use when designing for the Kindle Fire?
I've reviewed all of the android design documentation, but I am still a little confused on how I should setup my Photoshop file if I am making an app for just the Kindle Fire.
It's 1024x600 with 160 ...
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Printer Resolution
The Windows 7 printer preferences dialogue box tells me:
Print pixels: 1416 x 2152 dots
Does this mean that I should always provide an image of 1416 x 2152 pixels to achieve max quality? How is DPI ...
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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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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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Which one is better for icon design: vector graphics or bitmap graphics?
To design icons in many resolutions, Which of the following approaches:
* to create them in vector graphics, as svg or ai and then rasterize them,
* to design them directly as bitmap graphics (formats ...
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Creating large-scale high-resolution documents in Photoshop
I am a student trying to create collages in Photoshop sized* 4' x 4' and larger, resolution 300dpi, to be digitally printed on cotton canvas and silk.
The enormous file size causes my iMac to lag or ...
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Using “vector-like” raster images in PDF documents
I'm in the process of producing QR-codes for use on product packaging. The codes are generated in batch and the resulting files are typically 25x25 px PNG files. Of course, such a small image would ...
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What DPI/PPI should a 4x6 meter outdoor billboard be done at?
I'm creating a 4x6meter outdoor billboard that includes an image and vector logo (rasterized) in photoshop. I was working using a smaller size for design purposes, but now the client has approved a ...
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MacBook retina Photoshop save for web
I am, like so many other graphic designers, very excited about the new MacBook 15" with retina display. But there is one thing that I really am concerned about. With 4 times the pixels as on ordinary ...
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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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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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How do I determine what the image file format and resolution should be when scanning?
I understand the title to my question is very vague, but bare with me, I think I can make it a bit more precise in the question body.
Recently my mother was asking for help with digitizing a large ...
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Illustrator: export embedded picture to its original size
The title says it all. I have a document with embedded pictures at various resolutions (300dpi, 220dpi, ...) and I'd like to export them to their original size (in pixels).
A simple copy-and-paste ...
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Batch resize and OUTPUT multiple images
I need to batch resize multiple images and thats really easy in Photoshop insert a folder and get a output in anther folder.
But i need this to output multiple images of all the images inside the ...
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What is the range of size a logo can be viewed at?
I’m trying to come up with a logo for a small venture of mine, and I was wondering: at what sizes are logos typically displayed? I mean, I know in theory branding artwork should be redesigned for ...
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Adobe InDesign 5.5: why when I place some pics they come out with a very lower resolution in the doc?
The images I'm using are from different sources but most of all flickr (few from other websites). When I download them in 500 pixel size for example, they look ok in Anteprima, but when I place them ...
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Designing Graphics For .NET Apps Resolution
What resolution (in pixels/inch) should I use when designing graphics for a standard Windows Forms .NET application?
I am using Adobe Creative Suites to design the graphics. I will be using the ...
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How to make typography hi-res for web?
Suppose I'm going to make a typography poster (or whatever) that's going to be posted for advertisement in, let's say, Facebook, how high should the resolution be? Any specific numbers I should have ...
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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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Scanning 8.5 x 11 paper in PS results in huge image
I have a paper form that I ultimately want to us as a background template in SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio for a report. When I scan the form, it results in a 5088 x 6600 image ...
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image in illustrator compression script
I have a very High resolution image in illustrator, which leads to a very heavy eps file size, I'm asking for a batch tool or a script to compress the eps image , in other words reduce its resolution ...
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Best dpi for printing a 48x18 inch at 200%?
I have an image in photoshop I want to print at 200%, and right now it's 48x18 inches, and the resolution is 72 dpi. I read somewhere that changing it to 600dpi would allow me to scale it by 200% at ...
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How will Apple's new Retina Display affect screencaps?
Will the resolution or the aspect ratio be different if I take a 500x500px screen-capture or screencap when I am using a Retina Display compared to a standard HD screen?
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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 ...
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Proper resolution for icons in Windows
I'm making a Java-based program for Windows 7 and I want my application to have a nice logo in the taskbar of windows. I have made a nice logo (in my opinion) but it´s hard to tell what it´s supposed ...
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Working on Small Resolution Images in Photoshop ( icons ) [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to resize icon sets in Photoshop?
I want to get a solution for a question that has been in my mind for a long time.
For the past 2 years, several times I was ...
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What ppi should I save my retina display graphics as [duplicate]
So I have heard and read multiple different opinions on what ppi iPhone retina graphics should be saved in. I know that the retina display pixel density is 326. I am not very familiar with these ...
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How to scale a UI design to fit a 1024x768 screen resolution? [closed]
I'm trying to design for a 1024x768 screen where users up their computer resolution to 1024 as well. Any tips on how i could make sure icons/type are consistent even when the resolution is a normal ...
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What are the Specs of Movie Theater Ads [closed]
What is the average size and resolution of a movie theater ad. I'm changing a mock up I made in Photoshop into a Movie Theater ad that my client will be using but I'm having a hard time finding the ...
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Logo design : 300dpi Issues [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to ensure scalability of logo design?
I made a logo, consist of text myriad pro, I made them in 300dpi solution, I don't know but they are too pixelated, or it will ...
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exporting graphics for ios app - support for both retinna and older devices?
Im making a ios app, it needs to target newer retina devices aswell as the older 3gs and ipad 1.
Usually id just export them at 72pi, but for retina is it 150dpi or 300dpi (or another)
Am i right in ...
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Microsoft Office Icons - At Least 500 x 500
Anybody know where there are some Microsoft Office Icons that are at least 500 x 500 pixels wide and a good resolution to download? I might even be willing to pay for them, I just don't want to have ...
