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Make a Wider Dotted Line in Indesign

October 15, 2019 Kyle Leave a comment

Since I began my design career using QuarkXpress, I sometimes will think back to how some of the settings were.…

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Posted in: Blog, Production Art Filed under: Graphic Design, Indesign, print production, production art

A Very Simple Concept – Logo Colors

June 21, 2019 Kyle

I’ve covered some basics when selecting logo colors here, but recently I’ve encountered another blunder that would make experienced designers…

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Posted in: All, Blog, Production Art Filed under: colors, Graphic Design, logos, print production

Editable Food

May 13, 2019 Kyle

A common request is for a flier that can be edited, saved, and printed on-demand all by the client. Sometimes…

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Posted in: All, Blog, Production Art Filed under: Business Form Printables, Business Forms, export, Graphic Design, print production

Shadows with Boxes in Digital Prints

September 13, 2014 Kyle

From time to time when printing a shadow over a solid color digitally, we will notice that it creates undesirable…

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Posted in: All, Blog, Production Art Filed under: cmyk, Graphic Design, print production, shadows, spot colors

What the heck is a vector file?

July 31, 2013 Kyle

No, it’s not a new car from Germany. Think of “vector” as a solid line/shape with no pixels or “bits”.…

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Posted in: All, Blog, Production Art Filed under: Graphic Design, output, press, print production, production art, vectorized

Files need to bleed, but don’t worry … it’s painless

June 25, 2013 Kyle

Preparing files for output is a very important aspect of being a graphic artist. Our days aren’t always filled with…

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Posted in: All, Blog, Production Art Filed under: bleed, cutting, Graphic Design, output, press, production art
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