Deane Nettles | Advertising & Graphic Design

Basic Print Production Checklist

Raster Images (Photos/Photoshop)

  • (Go to Image>Image Size, turn off Resample Image, and change the resolution to 300. It'll tell you how big your image is at print resolution.)

Vector Images (Illustrator)

Text

  • Using Edit>Find/Change, have you searched and replaced:

Fonts

  • You can give your fonts to your printer to print from, but giving them to clients or others who haven't purchased them is illegal.

InDesign Collect for Output

  • You are now ready to package your file for the printer or create your pdf.