Lung group think, designers need to understand the knowledge of printing, is as far as possible let oneself design intent can eventually being carried out, why not say 100% carry out here, because the reality is always cruel, even if you do it again early foolproof, but printing will not necessarily to do all of you (because it depends on the printing equipment, materials, technology, and even each other's communication, etc.) before it lands.However, knowledge of these printing today, at least will make the final output will not deviate too much of the original designed.

A graphic design work, involves the design of performance elements mainly include the following:

Surface material:

Colour:

Images;

Graphics;

The text;

The performance of the special process, etc.;

So, all of these aspects will have an impact on production factors are best can know, the more the better.Don't understand also no big deal, is two aspects, one is the design of the realization, 2 it is to design the cost of implementation.

First come into contact with the designers have often occur at the same time, compare to post-production head said several basic points:

1, software,

Photoshop is used for processing images, to don't used to layout, especially with text content, please use the AI, use Indesign, etc. - the reason is from PS files, text format images, the result is easy to weak;

2, bleeding

If the design of the elements such as text, graphics, images by net size near (0-1.5 mm), due to the cutting equipment will have error, such as your design is actually hope neat cutting tangent, please send image cut part of the big words to keep good (the so-called bleeding, beyond the net size 3 mm), otherwise, please move to a more than 3 mm from the net size position;

3, color pattern

Use CMYK, don't use RGB.

Late reason is: the color of the material expression pattern and expression, and what you see on the computer is not the same, generally speaking, the ordinary paper printing color range, color range is far less than the designer computer (especially apple computer), which is why every designer that design printed, always don't have your nice design.

4, the image precision

If it is used for printing, please make sure that images are more than 300 dpi (no scale under the premise of the original image size, is not enough, there will be a weak may;

5, graphics/roll after piece of text/LOGO, etc

Note dieyin, can through the view - dieyin preview to check whether there are abnormal.Often do some LOGO and text dieyin but don't know, if did not check out and remind can't print out, this can sometimes lead to significant errors.

6,

Font applications: not every font you use, the late YinChang has;Not every font you use, can be printed (font display fonts and typography);So on YinChang file, if sure there will be no change of the word, can transfer all text (including composite font), this can avoid the various font problem;

7, the color of the material and expression

Scope of color expression of different material completely different, printing can be very bright, but ordinary printing color range is small, if it is not coated paper that kind of coated paper, color performance range will be smaller (e.g., book paper and newsprint), if you encounter such a situation, the preliminary design of the color control in a certain range, is more controllable than let the post-processing.

9, file PDF output

Output PDF printing standard, to ensure the printing in the standard at the same time, as far as possible to reduce file size, improve the efficiency of file transfer.

10 and the application of a special process

Coated/hot stamping/UV/bump process, such as combination works best when the design and production of printing staff communication implementation feasibility and difficulty in advance, do not think that the design is very good, later found not achieve them, or can't mass production (can do a good job and make the mass production is different).