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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Spot color gradient not printing as in Overprint preview
Good day, I'm currently working with another gradient, however this was, in the beginning, worked with CMYK, and between the purple and slime green it becomes a brown in the gradient, there is no ...
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RGB image optimization and manual separations for press [duplicate]
We're asking if the following workflow and division of labor is advisable, as it's our most readily available option:
Can we execute all needed image optimizations in RGB (mostly B&W architectural ...
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CMYK vs Pantone for bridging difference between Coated/Uncoated paper stock
I'm planning to use the same value of red, CMYK (0, 85, 95, 0), for the inside (uncoated yellowish stock) and outside (coated pure white stock) of a book.
The proof colours preview difference in using ...
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How can I ensure high-resolution designs for large-format vehicle wraps without pixelation?
I’m working on a custom vehicle wrap design for a commercial SUV, and I’m running into concerns about image quality at large sizes.
The design includes photographic elements and vector graphics. I ...
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pt value outside of strokes
We can check the pt value for strokes for printability on a printer, but can we easily check the printability for anything other than lines, namely the minimum mm (I think it's 0.176 mm)? (in ...
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I need a sign visible from 300’ block lettering 29 letters and spaces combined. How big should miy sign be?
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pt value of fine lines in illustrator, thin lines in one color
I've read that fine lines need to be at least 0.5 pt for printing. I have a project that doesn't know what type of press it will be printed on. I'd like to check the pt of the lines, but some of them ...
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File type for online sales
For a digital design that will be sold to consumers for printing, is it better to provide a vector pdf file or a jpeg files (which can also be in jpegs format within the pdf)?
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File format for printing
I read that jpeg files are better in terms of color when it comes to printing (the colors are more vibrant). Does this also apply to a jpeg file converted to pdf? Is the criterion here that the file ...
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Jpeg or Pdf for Printing
When you convert JPEG images (designs prepared in Illustrator) to pdf using Convert to pdf or Combine Files in Acrobat, the jpegs are still in jpeg format in the pdf file, right?
Also, when combine ...
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Lines that form on their own in Illustrator
I had prepared a design in Illustrator. I created different sizes at the same rate. There was no difference between them in terms of appearance. I copied all the sizes from a single size. When I ...
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About aspect ratios (How to implement correctly?)
I am thinking of selling designs online but I am hesitant about sizing. I understand that there are many aspect ratios (2:3, 11:14 etc.). When I create a design according to any of these, and then ...
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Vector images make my files too large
I have a very detailed vector image in my ai file. If I save it as a tif and place the image, it loses its crispness. Is there a format to save vector images that will print with crisp lines?
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Convert from Greyscale and Bitmap to Only Black CMYK
Hello I have my document in indesign with various elements, basically various tiff files some are just 1bit bitmap only black and others are 8bit greyscale images tiff files. There are also some only ...
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Need help about Pillar/Column billboard graphic final design printing. I'm completely in the dark sadly
Appreciate your help ahead, means a lot to me!
I have absolutely zero experience in graphic design and billboard printing, so I am completely dependent on google.
I live in a European capital and I ...