Designer Resources and Information
At McNeil Printing, we pride ourselves on producing top quality print work. However, amazing print begins with your amazing artwork. We want to help you set up your files and artwork so that the final product will look exactly the way you want it to look.
Below are a few tutorials or guides that will help you set up and
prepare your documents for the print process.
Bleeds & Trim MarksSetting up your design document with bleeds and trim marks.Using Photoshop for print design.Color ProfilesCMYK, RGB, and Pantone Color Profiles.Size & ResolutionResolution for print files vs. web files.Fonts & ImagesGeneral information about using fonts and images for print designs.Creating outlines from fonts in Illustrator or InDesign.Embedding images into your InDesign or Illustrator design file.Paper & Other SubstratesDefinitions of paper, cardstock, and more.
Determining the thickness of paper.
Standard paper and envelope sizes.
Specs of mesh, vinyl, and rigid materials for display graphics.