Design
Even though I spend a fair amount of time with InDesign, I wouldn’t call myself a designer. That doesn’t stop me from having a couple of things to say about design. In fact, on the Internet you don’t need to know anything about a subject to have an opinion about it. So there you go….
Design basics
This section goes into more detail on some graphic design fundamentals. Currently the focus is on technical design basics but I hope to add artistic considerations as well at some point in time. Don’t forget to also check the font section of this site, especially the pages about interesting, popular and hated typefaces.
Design for troublefree output
I may not be a designer but I spend years tinkering with other people’s masterpieces, trying to output them on a proofer, an imagesetter or a CtP device. Here is a long list of things that a good designer takes care of so that his or her job gets printed the way a customer likes it.
Troubleshooting InDesign
Adobe InDesign is a pretty robust application but over the years I have had a few issues with it. This page contains a summary of all the troubleshooting tips and tricks that can be found on the web.
Links, products & stuff
Links to other sites, newsgroups, mailing list and books worth reading.
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Hi PrePressure, I like the name, its how I feel about obtaining high quality work. To cut to the chaste, I am new to your site and will have to review the material to actually create a question that is not answered within the contents of the web. So three cheers to you!!
But if you have an address which has information about creating prints from digital files, please send it along with an address in which to become a member of your web. Lets get accurate and rich. Brian
Hi, I appreciate the Prepressure knowledge, it has helped me so much in improving my design skills, however i still wonder why some people prefer saving EPS to use in press istead of using TIFF. What is your view here? How would you advice?
how dare you remove my valid and informative comment!
Mr. Mubazzi Jnr. I aggree with your statement.
InDesignSecrets.com has a great thread in which they challenge people to come up with a good reason to still use EPS: http://indesignsecrets.com/my-100-eps-challenge.php
Spoiler: there is no good reason. Most people who use EPS do so because that is what worked ten years ago so they keep doing it that way.
As for comment removals: fake e-mail addresses or URLs have that effect on me.
Hiya Laurens:
Love checking the blog to see if the spam is getting through the filters. That comment #1 looks fake to me too or maybe I have gotten paranoid over the years. You should google xrumer and check it out, that’s where a lot of the spam comes from nowadays.
Your article reminded me of a thought I had today; There should be a term for prepress-oriented ‘designers’ (like myself) who didn’t go to design school, but who are asked to design for the shop’s customers anyway. What we lack in educated design sensibility we compensate with technical knowledge.