How can I make sure that my logo is "print ready"?
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I am an amateur web designer with a little bit of graphic design experience in creating logos. I created a logo for a client using Adobe Photoshop cs5. Looking back on it now, I found out I should have used Illustrator, because of vector graphics. Learned my mistake, but it's too late to go back and make an exact replica of the logo in something I'm not really familiar with. My question is how can I make sure that my logo is print ready so that it can go on things like small banners, buisness cards, or T-Shirts? A few details about the image: Colors: Black, White, Gray (with some shadowing and bevel effects) Original Image Size: 900 x 800 pixels Pixels Per Inch (PPI): 72 link: http://dtaylordesigns.com/susanlogo Thanks in advance.
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Answer:
To be print ready, the logo should be saved in at least 150 (ideally 300) dpi/ppi. Make sure the background is transparent (unless it's part of the logo) so that it can be printed on any colour. The most common file format that supports transparency is png (jpg and gif do not). You should also convert the image into CYMK, if you created it in RGB. But since it's black, white, and gray, it might not matter much. Like you said, ideally you should recreate it in Illustrator. I can do that for you (minus the bevel and shadow effects, which I suggest ditching), if you tell me what font the letters are in.
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Bit of a complicated question but basically go to the image menu, select image size and make the logo the size it will be when it gets printed. Then make the resolution the right one for the device it will be printed on. If that's a printing press, then the right resolution will be between 266 dpi and 300. 266 for uncoated paper. 300 for glossy. (If it's being printed on an inkjet, then 150 is usually about right.) You should uncheck "resample image" so that the size automatically gets scaled down proportionately. When dealing with a printer, the best thing is to just ask them what resolution they want the file to be and what format. The format will probably be one of the EPS formats in the File=>Save as menu. Hope that helps. Fred lostcitypress.net/training.html
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Make sure the logo is 300 dpi. Your logo looks good for printing business cards and banners and other print media As far as t-shirts it has to be vectorized. Good Luck!
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