Comments on: Preparing Multiple Instances of a Bumper Sticker for Print http://vector.tutsplus.com/tutorials/tools-tips/preparing-multiple-instances-of-a-bumper-sticker-for-print/ Adobe Illustrator & Vector Tutorials Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:27:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: tei187 http://vector.tutsplus.com/tutorials/tools-tips/preparing-multiple-instances-of-a-bumper-sticker-for-print/comment-page-1/#comment-100808 tei187 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:23:06 +0000 http://vectortuts.com/?p=807#comment-100808 it depends on the studio setup, RIP kind/version and how is the design done. i've worked for 2 years in a prepress studio and seen my share of great designs being entitled 'sloppy' whenever its technical side was brought to question. on many occasions PDF files won't work (if done sloppy) while PS/EPS of the same file works great... and yeah - few times we had to get the AI file to make it work, cause the designer didn't know what were we talking about and couldn't make needed corrections. as to the waste of paper - yup, it is. also, using double crop marks with a solid-repeatable background color rather than single crop mark between each unit isn't efficient. it depends on the studio setup, RIP kind/version and how is the design done. i’ve worked for 2 years in a prepress studio and seen my share of great designs being entitled ’sloppy’ whenever its technical side was brought to question.
on many occasions PDF files won’t work (if done sloppy) while PS/EPS of the same file works great… and yeah – few times we had to get the AI file to make it work, cause the designer didn’t know what were we talking about and couldn’t make needed corrections.

as to the waste of paper – yup, it is. also, using double crop marks with a solid-repeatable background color rather than single crop mark between each unit isn’t efficient.

]]> By: tei187 http://vector.tutsplus.com/tutorials/tools-tips/preparing-multiple-instances-of-a-bumper-sticker-for-print/comment-page-1/#comment-99629 tei187 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:13:44 +0000 http://vectortuts.com/?p=807#comment-99629 nice tutorial. the thing that could have been done a little bit different is setting up of crop marks. the background of the design is a single solid color, therefore you don't need to put space between each piece as using only one cutting line is more efficient. but on the other hand, as some people have mentioned, mainly the printing company sets the sheet by themselves. it all revolves around their specification and machine abilities. nice tutorial.

the thing that could have been done a little bit different is setting up of crop marks. the background of the design is a single solid color, therefore you don’t need to put space between each piece as using only one cutting line is more efficient.
but on the other hand, as some people have mentioned, mainly the printing company sets the sheet by themselves. it all revolves around their specification and machine abilities.

]]> By: ashwin http://vector.tutsplus.com/tutorials/tools-tips/preparing-multiple-instances-of-a-bumper-sticker-for-print/comment-page-1/#comment-75773 ashwin Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:56:31 +0000 http://vectortuts.com/?p=807#comment-75773 nice tuts...have been looking for this....thank you nice tuts…have been looking for this….thank you

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]]> By: Super Print http://vector.tutsplus.com/tutorials/tools-tips/preparing-multiple-instances-of-a-bumper-sticker-for-print/comment-page-1/#comment-15933 Super Print Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:34:04 +0000 http://vectortuts.com/?p=807#comment-15933 Multiple instances are not necessary, most printers will accept a high resolution PDF and gang up the images themselves to save paper. It's best to setup print jobs in Indesign or Quark as they handle typography much better. Nice tutorial none the less Multiple instances are not necessary, most printers will accept a high resolution PDF and gang up the images themselves to save paper.

It’s best to setup print jobs in Indesign or Quark as they handle typography much better.

Nice tutorial none the less

]]> By: elthaco http://vector.tutsplus.com/tutorials/tools-tips/preparing-multiple-instances-of-a-bumper-sticker-for-print/comment-page-1/#comment-15850 elthaco Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:59:18 +0000 http://vectortuts.com/?p=807#comment-15850 I think the biggest point that was missed here was. Never ever send an Illustrator file to your print service. PDF it. Most of graphics today work with pdfs instead of the old EPS. You can even ask some graphics to send their PDF profiles so it fit better into their specs. And yeah, thats a lot of waste of paper >< I think the biggest point that was missed here was. Never ever send an Illustrator file to your print service. PDF it. Most of graphics today work with pdfs instead of the old EPS. You can even ask some graphics to send their PDF profiles so it fit better into their specs.

And yeah, thats a lot of waste of paper ><

]]> By: Patareco http://vector.tutsplus.com/tutorials/tools-tips/preparing-multiple-instances-of-a-bumper-sticker-for-print/comment-page-1/#comment-15742 Patareco Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:58:34 +0000 http://vectortuts.com/?p=807#comment-15742 Thanks for the tut! I was already doing something similar! Glad to see other ways of doing it! Thanks for the tut! I was already doing something similar! Glad to see other ways of doing it!

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