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Questions about pieces of printed paper designed to be attached to a wall or vertical surface. Posters can also be low-cost reproductions of artwork.

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How to print out a poster with an image from a Netflix show?

Well... First concern is copyright. You can't just take anything you see and use it as you wish without infringing upon copyrights, unless you have permission. Now, that being posted, for your own u …
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Techniques for very large image

I'm not really certain what the question is... How to work with large files? You need as much RAM as a machine can hold and you can afford. 3GB is scraping the bottom anymore. Especially for large fi …
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Design critique for 36" x 24" poster announcing coffee shop re-opening

What follows is merely my opinion... not fact. First some general comments.... Color palette: Primarily earth tones and the warm side of the color wheel. But what's with the purple and blue then? An …
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How to get best print results from Illustrator?

"Best" isn't really a definitive term. And "lowest file size" is often in direct competition to quality. If you want optimum quality printing to an inkjet machine, send RGB data at 300ppi or better. …
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A5 booklet becomes giant poster?

It is possible. However, this is a more complex issue than it may seem. When paper folds it creates bulk. The more bulk the more you have to compensate for it. The amount of compensation would be in …
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What size should I make the line art for a one-sheet poster?

Work at whatever feels comfortable to you if you are working with pen and paper. Then scan it as large as you can with as much PPI as you can. When you scan the drawing, you can scan it at 500% or mo …
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Is it necessary for me to have an email address in lower case

Clients have the final say. Even if you disagree with it. Disregarding that there maybe technical reasons why uppercase is a bad idea. And disregarding the fact that upper case lowers readability and …
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What's the style called for these recruitment posters?

I would describe these as "pseudo WWII Eastern European propaganda posters", reminiscent of German propaganda or Russian propaganda during that timeframe. But that's merely my description. …
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Do I need to tell people that my flyer is double-sided?

My best answer.... possibly. :) For most sales-oriented pieces, such as a flyer, one would use the content to promote discovery. There are subtle things within a design that can be done to try and …
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How do I find (or replicate) this detailed texture?

Mezzotint seems to work well enough. New Doc, fill base layer with 50% grey New layer, fill with white Add a Layer Mask to white layer Apply Filter > Pixelate > Mezzotint (Grainy Dots) to the mask Ad …
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Which angles look good

That actually looks to be about a 7° angle (although it's not exactly 7°. It's like 7.1° or 7.2°). There are no hard and fast rules on angles I'm aware of. But generally, I try to stick to 5° incremen …
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Make Illustrator use the embedded result images

You can extract the images with Adobe Acrobat. I don't think I've ever seen a PDF opened in Illustrator request image links. PDFs embed images by default.
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Confusion about how bleed works

There are 3 areas... Trim Safety Bleed Trim is the final delivered size of the piece.If you order an A3 flyer, then the trim is the dimension of the A3 (29.7 x 42.0cm) Safety is the margin inside …
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Reduce image size

File > Save As... choose JPG. Set the Quality to 12 and save. DO NOT use Save for Web, use Save As.. The difference is Save for Web will save an RGB image at low resolution. By Choosing Save As.. y …
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Should I be charging for the social media versions of designs?

Yes. If you work on anything for a client it's billable. It doesn't matter if it's an entirely new item or a reformatting of an old/existing item. They all take your time and it's your time you charge …
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