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12 things to check before sending files to press
12 things to check before sending files to pressPre-flighting your print-ready digital design files for a printing press run is as much an art as it is a science. The science of printing from digital files is the part that never changes. However, the art of pre-flighting is getting yourself to remember to check for [...]
100 Funny Typos from my Graphic Design Blog Stats
100 Funny Typos from my Graphic Design Blog StatsPart of the fun of running a graphic design blog is getting to see how people find the site through Google. I recently took a look at my analytics, and found some crazy typos and hilarious search strings! While most of my traffic comes from other designers [...]
Why is the web 72 dpi and print 300 dpi?
Why is the web 72 dpi and print 300 dpi?In early 2008, a great question was posed on a midwest Adobe User’s Group list I belong to:
“A question just came up at the happy hour, and none of us know the answer. Standard resolutions in the web and print world are 72, 300 and 600. [...]
6 Tips for PDF Brochure Design on the Web
6 Tips for PDF Brochure Design on the WebA quick way to give customers fast complete access to a printable version of your business or products is to get a PDF version of your brochure on your website. Smart move! But you don’t want to put just any PDF brochure design on the web. If [...]
100 most popular books about graphic design
100 most popular books about graphic designHere are 100 of the most popular books on graphic design. Some are old and some are really old. The great thing about the fundamentals of graphic design is that they never change. How many of these books are in your personal libray? Enjoy!
100 of the most popular books [...]
Process color and small type on print jobs
Process color and small type on print jobsEver had a print job come back only to see blurry small type but nice and crisp images?
When you are designing for 4-color process (CMYK), you have to obey a few rules or you’ll end up with poor results off the press. One mistake that very common to [...]
I’m going to tell you all my freelance graphic design secrets!
I’m going to tell you all my freelance graphic design secrets!For real, I’m going to tell you all my freelance graphic design secrets starting today.
But why should that interest you? Continue reading this poorly constructed stream-of-consciousness post I’m not going to edit much to find out. I hope you will be intrigued, read it all, [...]
