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Adobe PDF and Printing - Adobe® Portable Document Format (PDF) is rapidly gaining acceptance in the global marketplace as the standard file format for electronic document distribution and printing. Think of an Adobe PDF file as a reliable "digital master".
All About Compression in Distiller - I need to make good PDF files for printing, but they are huge - even bigger than the original document. I use Distiller and switch off compression because I don't want quality to suffer. How can I fix this?
Creating High Resolution PDF for Mac (PDF) - Adobe PDF file has the Acrobat Distiller for Macintosh job options.
Creating High Resolution PDF for PC (PDF)- Adobe PDF file outlines job options for Acrobat Distiller for Windows.
Electronic Prepress: PDF Files - Portable Document Format (PDF) files are a very efficient way to submit your text files for printing. There are some guidelines to follow in preparing your PDFs.
Get Prepress-Ready PDFs from QuarkXPress - Acrobat Distiller Smooths the PDF Process
Guidelines for Preparing Printer-Ready PDF files in Quark Xpress (PDF) - Guidelines for Preparing Printer-Ready PDF files in Quark Xpress
Illustrator Tips: Exporting Print- and Web-Ready PDFs - Adobe Acrobat isn't the only application for making PDF files. You can also make PDFs in Adobe Illustrator, although the resulting file won't be as robust as that created in Acrobat. Here's how to get the best results from Illustrator's PDF features
PostScript or PDF Color Separations - Two Degrees of Separation: Composite vs. Pre-Separated
Preparing Adobe PDF Files for High Resolution Printing (PDF) - PDF file from Adobe outlines the procedure and optimal settings for Windows, Mac, and Unix.
Prepress Help Pages - Here are some useful tips and information on how to set up your files for trouble free output with the PDF and Acrobat
Preparing for Print - Tells you how to prepare files for print - including for Adobe Acrobat
Problems using Adobe Acrobat Reader and Exchange - This page is prepared by Bent E. Petersen. Comments about Adobe and Microsoft products found here reflect my personal opinions and experiences only and are in no way associated with Oregon State University. In spite of any possibly negative comments I might make let me make clear that I am grateful to Adobe Systems Incorporated for making Acrobat Reader freely available. It is a great product.
Southwood Press and PDF - Page tells you all about the PDF and how to use it to prepare files for print.
Using Adobe Acrobat PDF for print production - How to Use Adobe Acrobat PDF for print production
Using Adobe Acrobat for Print Output (PDF) - Using Acrobat for Print output
Using Quark XPress to prepare aPostScript file that can be distilled withAdobe Acrobat (PDF) - Using Quark XPress to prepare aPostScript file that can be distilled withAdobe Acrobat
Where Does Adobe Acrobat Fit in Publishing? - Because that format translates well from computer to computer and from printing device to printing device. The digital printers who print extremely short runs use the PDF files directly to print out the books. The longer run printers use the PDF files to create the plates necessary for their presses.
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With Adobe recently launching their online version of Adobe Photoshop - Adobe Photoshop Express - you might be wondering if there are other quality image editors online. You don't have to wonder anymore. We have put together a list of more than 30 web-based picture editors that are great alternatives to Photoshop Express. I am not saying that any of these online image editing tools are better than Photoshop Express, but they are all quality tools that can be used to create great image effects.
We have set up a script to take the freelance design jobs from dozens of freelance sites, graphic design forums, web design forums, job boards, and graphic design job sites. This script is set to automatically update this job board several times a day so you can be assured that you are looking at regularly updated freelance graphic design and web design projects on this aggregator.
I get questions about fonts all the time and I wanted to write a post that would help many of you. Today I am answering many questions about fonts that will help you in your daily graphic design tasks.
You will find that a lot of these tools can automate your graphic design process by actually doing the tedious repetitive tasks that slow you down. There are a ton of tools listed here, so make sure to bookmark this page.
Logo Design Process of Inspirational Graphic Designer Jon Sandruck Do you want to learn about the logo design process from a logo designer who is going to have two of his logos to be included in the inspirational Logo Lounge 5? Then please welcome the very talented Jon Sandruck. Today Jon Sandruck is going to detail [...]
I have collected more than a dozen of the coolest shopping bags that I have ever seen. The creativity that was put into designing these bags could be put towards any graphic design project, and is not only limited to shopping bag design. These graphic designers thought outside the box (or bag in this situation) and I would love to have you submit some designs that you think showcase the same creative thinking (designing).
If you are a Photoshop guru, then you are probably always on the lookout for new free Photoshop stuff. Well, we try to do that legwork for you. On this page you will find a nice roundup of free Photoshop pattern sites. Click through to these sites and download some of those free patterns. Have fun.
A collection of Typography blogs & resources, Typography articles, Typography showcases, and Typography tools and then categorized them for you in this article.
I have collected the top Photoshop Logo Design tutorials online and listed them for you below. There are also plenty of Web 2.0 Logo Design tutorials as well.
This part II of a never-ending series of the coolest outside ads, billboards, and public advertising.
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Up For Grabs: Adobe CS2
I Get to Go Shopping! Large Format Printer Help
Logo and website for new initiative: Orangutan Land Trust
Logo for Orangutan-Friendly Palm Oil Required
I want to be Sedated...
"Selling" your design
how lengthen dog tail into font script ?
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Wings of Compassion
Web Design Critique
My second Flash site
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Identity system pricing?
A little help with a website layout
6 Million Downloadable Clipart Images for Graphic Designers
The Clipart.com collection of more than 10 million royalty-free clipart images, photos, illustrations, fonts, sounds and Web graphics provides creative professionals with the most choice at the best price. With a Clipart.com subscription, you pay one fee and download what you need.
Sep 1Huge Roundup of Typography Blogs, Resources, Articles, Galleries, & Tools
A collection of Typography blogs & resources, Typography articles, Typography showcases, and Typography tools and then categorized them for you in this article.
May 27A New and More Accurate Search Engine for Finding Free Clipart
As graphic designers, we are always on the hunt for quality free clipart images to use in our designs. The problem is that often searching for clipart often brings back very inaccurate search results. Well, thanks to one of my friends, I have found a new site called Find Free Clipart which will make my life much easier the next time I search for clipart online.
Apr 26Podcast for Freelance Graphic Designers
Lindsay Marsh, owner of Marsh Graphic Design has created several audio and video podcasts she calls the Freelancer. They cover various topics related to the freelance graphic designer. She plans on doing these pretty regularly and from what we see there is a lot of potential here. I suggest you check them out. The [...]
Mar 7Hot in Graphic Design - A Superb Guide to Designing With Black
A Superb Guide to Designing With Black Many of the people who visit All Graphic Design are Graphic Designers and many of you are Web Designers. If you are a Graphic Designer, than you most likely know that many things can go wrong when sending your files to be printed. For one thing, colors never look [...]
Mar 6Hot in Graphic Design - Find Out if You are a Lousy, No Good Graphic Designer
Find Out if You are a Lousy, No Good Graphic Designer Hey, I bet you think you are the best Graphic Designer around, don't you?! Well, if you are brave enough, you should take a look at an article which will hit you where it hurts (if you are doing any of the 13 tell tale [...]
Mar 5Hot in Graphic Design - Examples of Good Graphic Design Portfolios
Examples of Good Graphic Design Portfolios This is a post on Astheria Design Blog that is in response to a previous post called "?My Last Portfolio Sucked, Yours Might Too"?. This articles includes pictures and links to Design portfolios that were designed with a goal in mind. All of these design portfolios have one thing in [...]
Mar 5Hot in Graphic Design - Some Online Printing Services I?ve Used
Some Online Printing Services I've Used - Personal Commercial Printers Review Whether you are a Graphic Designer or a Web Designer, we all need to use commercial printing services every once in a while. All freelancers, in fact, need to use printing services to print items such as business cards, printing labels, envelopes, letterhead, marketing materials, [...]
Feb 29Hot in Graphic Design - Should Graphic Designers Use Design Elements in Their Resume?
Should Graphic Designers Use Design Elements in Their Resume? I have always been told that utilizing design within a resume is the wrong thing to do, Graphic Designer or not. So when I saw this article title, it caught my eye and I had to read more. However, the author of this article doesn't agree with [...]
Feb 29Hot in Graphic Design - List of 120+ Free Photoshop Actions for Cool Designs
List of 120+ Free Adobe Photoshop Actions for Cool Designs I was excited when I found this huge list of free Adobe Photoshop actions, and I am guessing that you will be excited as well. Actions are the best way to speed up Photoshop tasks that you do on a regular basis, such as change an [...]
Feb 29Hot in Graphic Design - Logo Design Trends for 2008
Logo Design Trends for Graphic Designers in 2008 As a Graphic Designer, you might not think that trends are important when it comes to designing a logo. However, as you can see if you look at design archives, the art of Graphic Design changes. As a designer, you will need to keep on top of these [...]
Website Redesign for Real Estate Resourc
Hi all, My website needs facelifting. This is a real estate resource similar to Trulia. The purpose of redesign is to give our site the modern look and keep it up to the "international web design st? Client is in Kyiv,
Package Design for Warehouse Club Produc
We prefer to work with local Tucson, AZ resource. My Industry: Stationery Review of current package design for Warehouse Club Stationery set. Recommend and prepare design improvements. ? Client is in Tucson, AZ
Website Redesign for Vehicle Performance
Local to Houston area, please. I am look for a designer to work with to refresh and update the company website. The site is about 20 pages currently, will probably need to add more. I don't have any ? Client is in Houston, TX
Website Redesign for a Financial Service
Number of pages (approx): 5-6 pages My Industry: Financial Services We currently have somewhat of a site listed at the URL provided. However, before we advertise, we would like a more professional s? Client is in Mcdonough, GA
Redesign website and logo for Party Serv
Number of pages (approx): 6? My Industry: childrens entertainment The site is 3 years old. It was a cheap and cheerful site that served as a simple presence to highlight the birthday parties. Sin? Client is in Dublin 15,
Web Design: Residential Remodeling
I have pictures and would like a web page that customers can go to so they can view our work. Also would like information about our company and references etc. Once the web page is completed I can upd? Client is in Hayward, CA
Motion Designer After Effects Expert Nee
Hi I`m looking for an After Effects / Flash expert to give me three different quotes. Quote 1 I already have this After Effects Project, and I can send to you. But how much just to customize this p? Client is in Washington, DC
One Page Web Design for Entertainment
Number of pages (approx): 1 basic layout with reusable content for websites / possibly a logo My Industry: Entertainment I need a one page website design that can be reused for myspace as well. No f? Client is in Poplar Bluff, MO