For Your Consideration: DESIGN

Design isn’t only about looks! What do designers need to know to optimize their outputs, and streamline workflow? Let’s teach them!

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Greetings Earthlings, CMYK Enthusiasts and Citizens of The Printerverse! Welcome to our weekly #PrintChat!

I’m your host & Intergalactic Ambassador Deborah Corn our chatty chat moderator @sandyhubbard is on vacation!

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Thanks for your attention – and now on to the chat portion of #PrintChat!

We all know that #design matters, but great design can become bad #print without understanding the relationship.

Today we are going to talk about #DESIGN and how to optimize output by understanding #print #paper and file creation!

PLEASE RT THE CHAT QUESTIONS! Engage with your followers and help expand our community – It’s good for #print & good for you!

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EVERYBODY READY???????? Don’t forget to use A1, A2 etc when answering Q1, Q2 etc!

Let’s start with some analogies to show the relationship between #Design, #Print and #Paper

Q1: Fill in the blanks: #Design is to #Print as ____________ is to __________
Q1a: Fill in the blanks: #Paper is to #Design as ____________ is to __________
Q1b: Fill in the blanks: #Paper is to #Print as ____________ is to __________

Q2: What do #designers need to know about designing for #print? #design

Q3: What are some of the most common, and avoidable file issues? #print #design
Q3a: What are the advantages, financial or otherwise, of submitting “correct” files to a Printer? #print #design

Q4: How can printers proactively aid in the #design process/file creation workflow of customers?

Q5: What are some commonly asked questions in regard to choosing #paper? #print #design

Q6: What are your BEST tips for designers when it comes to optimizing their final #print outputs? #design #paper