Questions tagged [print-design]
Questions about printing, the process of 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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Blur effect in a logo? A NO or a GO?
I wanted to get a sanity check on the topic of logo design. I am a product designer and have done some client work in the past including the creation of some logos. I don't specialize in logo design ...
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How to make text layer spot channel in photoshop?
I am working with a UV printer which requires my white colour on Photoshop to be on a spot channel. What is the correct way to convert a text layer into a spot channel? It seems that to make it spot, ...
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How to have repeating headers in sequence per page?
I've been re-learning InDesign (currently on MacOS Ventura 13.3.1) and created a test publication at 203 mm x 280mm using a real-life publication of that size as a guideline.
I'm using InDesign 17.4.
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Selecting colors for print design
I'm designing a brochure to be printed, so I'm using CMYK color system to design the brochure.
I bring all the colors from this website: https://mixam.co.uk/support/cmykchart
So I don't pick colors ...
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Artboard dimensions for very large print when using effects? [duplicate]
I'm new to printing illustrations from Illustrator. I have a project that needs to be printed to a large canvas (about 10ft x 8ft). I've got a lot of blur and grain effects, and I'd like these to ...
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How to create rectangle wavy patterns?
I would like to know how to achieve this sort of wave like effect that you see here in green:
Notice how it seems to be just a set of 3 rectangles and they all go towards the same end and they bend ...
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How do I make a seamless gravel pattern but with different objects?
I'm trying is to make is a design from four cupcakes that overlap and are seamless just like a seamless gravel pattern basically.
I've added a picture below to show what I want to create.
Now you may ...
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Artwall posters design and resolution in illustrator
I am starting to learn on how to create posters and artwall print (A1,A2, A3, B1,B2,B3, and most posters sizes etc) and then send to printful for . I have searched and viewed many topic and i am ...
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InDesign: Exporting CMYK doc as RGB
If I want to export a CMYK document as RGB, is it best to go into every swatch, and every placed link, and make sure all the colours are set to RGB before exporting?
Or can I just set it to sRGB under ...
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Scaling up PDFs
If I've prepared an A4 print doc, that consists of vector graphics and also a large jpeg background... will the vectors scale up properly if I print the doc at A2?
I understand that the jpeg ...
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Any need to specify '300dpi' on images?
I know that images need to be around 300dpi when printing, to ensure optimum quality... but do I need to actually specify that in Photoshop? (in the 'Image Size' section)
Because InDesign already ...
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Is there such a thing as a single-sided tri-fold leaflet?
Do single-sided tri-fold leaflets exist or are they basically unheard of?
Failing that, are there any other folded documents that are only printed on one side?
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Preparing RGB files for print
The printing company that I use prefer all files to be supplied in RGB. The only problem for me is accidentally picking a colour that is too bright.
Is there an easy way around this? I recently heard ...
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What should I do when you find out a client went to another designer to change the finished design?
My client seemed happy with my final design for a set of labels for supplements.
Honestly, I felt a little rushed at the end of the final edits.
We were trying to figure out how to portray the flavors ...
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How To Convert SVG To TIFF For Fine Printing
I created an SVG file which I want to print at a shop which uses the Epson SureColor SC-P9500 with 12 color channels. They told me to bring a 16-bit Adobe RGB TIFF file (ideally I'd like to print ...
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Can Illustrator files exported through the "export for screens" method also be printed? Is that the best practice?
I'm really more of a Photoshop person, so I have gaps in my self-taught Illustrator knowledge, so thanks for the patience.
When I do logos for clients, I use Export for Screens as recommended by most ...
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Ok to go outside of the "imprint area"?
I'm designing a Koozie and did not get the printer's template until after most of my design was done. I thought staying 1/8 inch away from any cut lines would be fine, but when I lay their template ...
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Incorporating 3D (Blender) into poster / print design
I want to start designing posters that have 3D elements on them... like the below example where the glass objects interact with the design of the poster.
I'm under the impression that the only way to ...
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ELLE Logo Designer
Does anyone know who designed the ELLE magazine logo?
I have tried researching the original designer but can’t find the designer / artist who created the logo.
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Creating dieline for inkjet printing
I have a dieline for a 3D cube which I will print my own design onto on my inkjet printer.
How is best to print the fold / cutting marks without them interfering with the design? Would I just print ...
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Unsure about bleeds with die cut
I have this design (viewed here at 600%) that is going to be cut to the shape of the red outline (cut line only - not part of the design)
I'm pretty sure my bleeds are good everywhere EXCEPT where ...
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Retail Product Catalog Solution Up-to-date for 2023
I'm looking for a good solution to create a product catalog to feature many products with photos. The end result should be a professional print-ready document, but would also like to have the ...
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Customizing CMYK Halftone Screens in PDF Files
I am looking for a way to adjust the halftone screens of each color channel in CMYK PDF files using Python. I would like to enhance the perceived print resolution of the files using techniques such as ...
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Finding non shiny dark color
I am developing a star chart. As of now, I am using pure black color (HTML #000000) for the background to display the stars on. I have a sample that was printed by Posterbrain, and that was laminated....
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Why is my vector file pixelated after printing it on big glass surfaces?
I'm working for a company making glass walls with prints on it. It works fine with images but when I send them something with vector it becomes pixelated after printing, they also reported that on big ...
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How to save as high resolution print at a specific dimensional size with InkScape 1.2+
I have InkScape 1.2.2 installed and I have a print preperation question. Based on my attached screenshot...
You will see that I have a document that is 7 by 5 inches for the page size. It has an ...
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Advantages of non-white background in typography
Financial Times website has a non-white background, namely, 255,240,229 in sRGB. However, the text is not black: 50,48,46 (the title is black).
Are there any advantages of such color scheme for web ...
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With GIMP 2.10, how can I automatically sort and organize layers most efficiently on a canvas?
In order to print a lot of photos at scale, I create a huge canvas in GIMP and drag the images, then organize by hand. The result looks like this.
I feel like GIMP could do its own organization of ...
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Adding bleed around clipping mask irregular shap
I have an irregular shape that is going to be printed.
The printing requires a 0.125" bleed.
The shape is created through a clipping mask to isolate the object from a background.
How do I add a ...
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Help identifying printing color technology and style
I'm looking for the correct printing terms to describe the attached image of an early trading card. It seems to be some form of chromolithography. Does this sound correct? Are there more specific ...
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Any freeware programs for CMYK .tiff?
So, I'm a grad student trying to submit a scientific paper for publication. One requirement is that all graphs need to be .tiff with CMYK colors. Graphs were made in R and Inkscape, and that's pretty ...
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Photoshop saves images in a larger size than specified while creating the document
I realized this when using the Photshop generated A4 sized image as a Word template. Word tells me the image is larger than A4 and I verified this using an online tool as well.
I selected the ...
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Pantone or CMYK for Product Label
We have redesigned our product labels for our supplement brand and want to know from professional graphic designers and print savvy individuals if most product labels you see in retail stores use ...
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How did they prepare an image for printing before Adobe?
How were images even prepared for printing before Adobe? What was the printing process? I really seem to be missing what they were doing between the Gutenberg press and the Adobe software when it ...
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What are these two types of lay-flat binding called?
I'm in the process of printing a book. I would like to use lay-flat binding. What are the following two types of lay-flat binding called?
Lay-flat binding type 1:
Lay-flat binding type 2
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Printing double sided static window cling
I need a double sided banner placed on a storefront window.
Preferably a static window cling, but if that's not possible, a sticker paper.
I am not looking for a mirrored design. There is text printed ...
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Rasterize images for print manually
I'm trying to experiment with a thing. I have a laser printer that have both PCL and PS capabilities, however the image rendition is kinda poor, the print is very noisy.
I've seen some better printers ...
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format page sizes for 136 pages magazine for printing
we produced a magazine with 136 pages and send for printing. But the number of pages is too much for simple binding. In order to make content readable we would need to add some space on the pages ...
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Get rid of grain in laser prints
I recently bought a professional color laser printer (>1.5k$), but until now I worked only with black and white lines and text (100% black).
I'm now moving to colored prints, what've found is ...
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What technique is used to create this banner?
Below I've posted a video from Anar Foundation YT channel. Child portrait and text changes according to observer's viewing angle and height. Does anyone what technique this is called and how they're ...
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Postscript VS PCL/PCLXL in printing photos and complex designs
I have the possibility to buy a PCL 6, PCL 5e , PCL XL, XPS laser printer but I discovered that it hasn't PostScript language support.
For office uses that would not be a problem, I would use only PCL....
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Efficient way to Manual tile print from InDesign?
I've been manual tiling large documents in a way that just seems so long winded to me – I'm thinking there must be a more efficient method?!
This is what I've been doing:
Work out the print area of ...
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How I can export pdf file in .cdr. (File made in adobe photoshop)
As printer guy said he needs .cdr file for printing. I have coral but, don't know how to use coral draw. Please help me. This is very big problem to me right now. Anyone know easiest way to solve this ...
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Illustrator PDF: When to tick "Use Document Bleed Settings"?
If saving a PDF from Illustrator, when should one enable the "Use Document Bleed Settings" option? And in what cases should one leave this option disabled?
The reason I ask is, we leave some ...
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How to deal with PDF file containing thin lines/partitioned in boxes?
We are a publisher. Customers often send us advertisements ready for printing.
Sometimes when these advertisements are in PDF file format the whole advertisement or parts of it are partitioned in ...
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Two Pages Per Sheet
Good Morning!
I am a teacher, trying to save on paper and ink. I have a design I need to print which is perfectly fine sized at half a standard 8.5x11, I just want to print and then cut them in half. ...
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Issue with Business Card Design: Multiple Logos
I'm realizing I must have missed something in design school. I work for a huge family of car dealerships- I make the business cards in Illustrator. They are a double sided folded design- the inside ...
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Minimum printable font size readable under a microscope
I'm a mechanical engineer about to invest in a new A3 laser printer but won't have the chance to try it out before buying.
It's main function will be to print technical drawings for checking. The ...
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What kind of book binding is best if pages are to be added or removed later?
What is the best type of book binding to adopt if one needs to add or change pages later?
Here is the reason. My design is a song book with 224 pages (112 two-sided sheets).
The requirements are:
The ...
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Case of side notes?
When writing a book, some authors put important short terms they use in the main text also into the margin near the usage position. Assuming that these marginal notes in your book are always short and ...
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