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What should I do when you find out a client went to another designer to change the finished design?
You do nothing.
You were paid for your work. It's perfectly within the rights of the client to hire someone else. The only stipulation would be if artwork which you contractually retain the rights to ...
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What should I do when you find out a client went to another designer to change the finished design?
You got paid, and your client got the work.
You can spend that payment on toys and candy, and your client can work with 10 other designers. Some of my clients work with other designers, too.
Accept ...
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Can Illustrator files exported through the "export for screens" method also be printed? Is that the best practice?
Clients should really never be "printing" PNG images of logos... ever. (I do realize clients will do this though. They'll do all sorts of "wonky" stuff.)
If Illustrator is being ...
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Can Illustrator files exported through the "export for screens" method also be printed? Is that the best practice?
as recommended by most YouTube videos I've seen
Ouch. It would be best if you found better Youtube channels. :)
You need to differentiate 4 types of files.
I. Source files.
The native file format ...
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Is there such a thing as a single-sided tri-fold leaflet?
Besides invoices and such, I can think about maps only printed on one side.
But one thing that needs to be considered is that folding is as expensive or more expensive than printing at least 1 color, ...
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Scaling up PDFs
Vector content is vector content.
It doesn't matter if that vector content is in a PDF file, and EPS file, an AI file, and Indd file.. it's all vector and all behaves the same upon scaling.
So, yes. ...
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Any need to specify '300dpi' on images?
It has to be set to something in Photoshop, but it doesn’t matter what, particularly. All that matters with regard to final print quality is the number of pixels in the image (ie. its pixel dimensions)...
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Any need to specify '300dpi' on images?
Well, no you dont need to specify it. Its just that photoshop is unable to live with having not set this value. So it has to be set to something.
OTOH, if your using a different PPI in the file and ...
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Is there such a thing as a single-sided tri-fold leaflet?
Depending on the purpose of the item, any kind of paper item can be printed on a single side.
Flyer type trifolds are typically printed on both sides, like commercial designs, restaurant menus, ...
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Preparing RGB files for print
Summarizing comments...
One option with Photoshop is to set View > Proof Setup correctly for CMYK output, then choose View > Proof Colors this will display files as if they are CMYK, even though ...
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How To Convert SVG To TIFF For Fine Printing
Epson does not claim their printer will reproduce the same color range as a RGB monitor which covers AdobeRGB color range. Epson claims that with certain paper and ink their printer can reproduce 99% ...
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Can Illustrator files exported through the "export for screens" method also be printed? Is that the best practice?
When you save to .pdf in Illustrator, near the top of the dialog box there's a dropdown option that says "Adobe PDF Preset", and selecting [High Quality Print] will provide you with a better ...
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Ok to go outside of the "imprint area"?
The general answer is no it is not a good idea to merely ignore, disregard, or go outside the imprint area. It's there for a reason. That is the area the vendor guarantees will reproduce as ...
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Creating dieline for inkjet printing
You could set the document up so the light grey lines are printed on the inside of the box, so when it's folded they are invisble.
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