New Art!

[bandrik]

Just completed a working beta of a flier for Wolf Park. It's semi-finished, so it may still change. I'm showing this more for the artistic/design aspects, and not so much for promotion of the park. (but if it makes you interested in the event, all the merrier)

Comments

[teh_canidz]

That's a cool looking design, but if you're going to have that printed up, you might want to put in some bleed space around the edges. Also, be sure your raster images are as high in resolution as you can get. 300 dpi is what most print shops would look for, though even 175-200 dpi wouldn't look too terrible.

[bandrik]

Ah, that's right, you worked with a print shop before!

Yeah, I considered bleed space around the edges - I cropped it for web view. Plus, I was told they would be printing on a plain ol' inkjet printer in the office - so if that's all they want, I suppose they can scale it to make sure it's all on the page, then cut off the edges. I think they are only posting a few.

I'm honestly not sure how to set the DPI for a PDF file. The raster image is 25MB, so it's quite large, though I forget the exact dimensions.

Hmm... any suggestions on how to print this on inkjet? Can a standard tabletop inkjet print to the edges well?

[teh_canidz]

25MB is a biiig image, so that should be fine. The PDF may have downsampled it, though. The procedure for setting the DPI on a PDf depends on the method of creation. If you're making it directly from the layout program, try to select a "high" or "press" resolution setting if it is offered. To check the existing PDF, open it up in Acrobat and zoom in to 400%. If the picture still looks smooth on screen, it will look fine in print.

As for printing it to an inkjet, I'd suggest using a quality paper stock. Cheaping out on paper can ruin the results from even the best printers. And as for printing to edges, the vast majority of inkjets will not print to the edge of the paper. The top and side margins can be very small, but the bottom margin tends to be much thicker as that is where the rollers grip the paper while printing.

[bandrik]

Sounds like a good idea. I don't have his number or email though... although I could probably pull it from the email listings. Does he check his email often? Do you know his email off hand? Or better yet, his phone number? I could call and talk to him today even.

Though, I was told to just make the flier, and worry about printing it later... maybe Holly has something in mind...

[bandrik]

Thank you very much, Gray! I'll be sure to message him soon. You rock! *smiles*

wolf park

[martenlyk]

Your poster looks very professional! Great Job!
It is too bad they are only making a few...WTH!? How do they expect a good turn-out if they don't advertise...put those posters up all over Lafayette...yeah baby!