Designer's Step-by-Step Guide for Large Format Printing
Disclaimer:
This guide is just my opinion and the way I, and the companies I used to work with, find the best to receive and organize information. There is no correct or incorrect way. You always need to adapt depending on the situation and the company you are working with.
!!Please always consult the PRINTERS before preparing/sending them files/folders!!
0:00 Intro
2:09 What Design Software to Use?
2:17 Vector Intro
3:16 Adobe Illustrator
3:53 How to create a Project
4:34 Artboard Size
5:10 RGB / CMYK
6:07 Size / Ruler
7:47 Convert fonts to outlines
9:52 Overlapping lines
10:23 Pathfinder tool
10:59 Layers
11:43 Cut Paths
12:40 Bleed / Offset path
14:25 Double line Cut Path
15:36 Stencils / Bridges
17:30 Adjust to Artboard
18:19 Embed / Links
19:17 Artboard options
21:23 Align tool
22:11 Quantities outside Artboards
22:49 File Formats
24:04 Save individual Artboards
25:14 File names
25:59 Folder names
27:13 E-mail information
28:32 Subject
29:09 Deadline
29:37 ASAP / Urgent
30:22 Project / Company
30:47 Copy information
33:04 Units
33:35 How to Send Files
35:26 Conclusion