In the past we have written various posts about design for CD/DVD discs, we thought it would be a good idea to summarize all the information, tips and tricks for a neat overview. There are 2 methods in which CD/DVDs are printed in a large scale manufacturing environment – silkscreen and offset printing. Other technologies [...]
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CD/DVD on-disc design 101
July 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Printing/Design
Tags:disc printing·illustrator·offset printing·photoshop·silkscreen discs
How to outline fonts in Illustrator
March 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Printing/Design
When submitting artwork in illustrator format, one common issue is font not embedded in the artwork, causing missing font error when the print provider processes the file. One quick remedy is to ‘outline’ the fonts for print. As the screenshot above show, highlight the text that you’d like to embed, then go to the Text [...]
Tags:font·illustrator·outline·text·vector
How to write special characters such as copyright symbol?
April 27th, 2008 · No Comments · Printing/Design
Many clients ask how to insert special characters such as © (copyright), ™ (trademark) symbols in Photoshop or Illustrator. Here’s how to do it on a Mac and PC respectively: Mac: Step 1: First we are going to enable the special characters palette. Bring up the System Preferences menu, via Finder, then click on ‘International’ [...]
