by kgibson | Jul 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
We conclude our series with a few more tips for fabulous file formatting. Fonts used to be much more problematic, but they can still create havoc if not tamed properly. If you send us a .pdf, we should be good to go–especially if you outline all of the fonts...
by kgibson | Jul 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
Absolutely. But it may not be in the manner you might expect. The Office suite of products are meant for use in just that place: an office. They were not designed for four-color printing (they are set up for RGB color), but with some professional intervention, your...
by kgibson | Jun 27, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Pick up a printed magazine, and look at the page closely–through a magnifying glass if you have one. What do you see, dots or solid shapes? I’ll bet the photos are all dots, and the type is all solid shapes. To print a photo and some other graphics on a...
by kgibson | Jun 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
Note: This is part two of a five-part series on Fabulous File Formats. What is a bleed, and what is a crop mark? These two design elements are essential to good file preparation, and so are very important. A bleed occurs when ink is set to print right up to the edge...
by kgibson | Jun 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
Note: This is part one of a five-part blog about Fabulous File Formats. A recent newsletter printing job had the client printing out emails sent to her as content; she would then send the printed pages on to me. I would type it up, and we’d have to proofread it...
