Large-format printing filter: Help me figure out a workflow for getting my very large photographs into a 60" x 90" Adobe Illustrator file. Difficulty: need the job done tonight! [more inside]
posted by hamandcheese on May 28, 2009 - 12 answers

I love stationery and letterpress and prints and graphic design generally and, for fun, I'd love to learn to make my own. Right now, I spend a lot of my down time oohing and aahing over pretty paper products on Etsy and at Design Sponge. I make my own party invites, cards, gift tags and wrap - but just in a cobbled together kind of way. I'd dearly love to learn to design and print lovely things like this and this and this. Where should I start? [more inside]
posted by t0astie on May 20, 2009 - 8 answers

Looking for recommendations of printers... more details inside. [more inside]
posted by finitejest on Apr 3, 2009 - 2 answers

I'm looking for affordable and eco-friendly DVD packaging options. [more inside]
posted by BirdD0g on Sep 23, 2008 - 5 answers

What stuff do I need to make fun, cool homemade t-shirts? [more inside]
posted by jbickers on Jun 12, 2008 - 15 answers

When I build a spot gradient in Indesign or Illustrator I'm not getting exactly what I want. What I want: a very dark blue (say, PMS 2756) to black - with the blue getting darker and darker toward black. What I get on screen and on proof: the blue becoming a lighter gray, then the gray darkening toward black. I assume the solution rests in using a blue > nothing gradient in a layer above a blue > black and messing with overprinting / transparency but I'm unsure how to proceed. Any advice?
posted by luriete on Mar 12, 2008 - 11 answers

How can I put together an amazing portfolio for potential employers, as an advertising student? (I have the content, but need to decide what to put in the portfolio...and more importantly decide what to house my portfolio in!) [more inside]
posted by whiskey point on Mar 11, 2008 - 7 answers

I am trying to prototype my own board/card game. I need a way to design a card format onto 4" x 6" and 3" x 3" spaces. Something like the software CCG maker but different sizes and not Magic specific. [more inside]
posted by DetonatedManiac on Feb 17, 2008 - 9 answers

Extremely well printed, state of the industry, paper "poster" - Calendar Recommendations [more inside]
posted by Infernarl on Jan 4, 2008 - 2 answers

Is there a living to be made as a Graphic Design Consultant? [more inside]
posted by lekvar on May 11, 2007 - 13 answers

In regards to design and press printing. Towards the bottom of this Paper Specs article it touches on an overprint varnishing technique called "dot-on-dot varnishing." Is anyone familiar with this technique and care to elaborate on how it is accomplished and the effect it has on the final piece? [more inside]
posted by monsta coty scott on May 29, 2006 - 4 answers

Where can I find a good digital printing company in Atlanta? [more inside]
posted by Sreiny on Apr 24, 2006 - 3 answers

Getting a zine printed. Have you any experience with this? [more inside]
posted by airguitar on Mar 7, 2006 - 15 answers

designfilter How do I go about creating a Photocopy-Proof background for a document? [more inside]
posted by medium format on Dec 23, 2005 - 6 answers

Where can I find black (on both sides) business cards? Online if possible... [more inside]
posted by crabintheocean on Dec 19, 2005 - 14 answers

CSS question (sort of) : Printing web pages with background images. [more inside]
posted by freudianslipper on Oct 10, 2005 - 27 answers

I want a single, large, 2-color silk-screened poster made. I have the artwork in a vector file. Is there a shop that does this sort of thing?
posted by rossmeissl on Sep 20, 2005 - 10 answers

I have 2 days to put together a full color printed book, consisting of up to 20 double-sided pages that has to look as sweet looking as possible, but I know nothing about printing technology or what can be done. [MI] [more inside]
posted by banished on Nov 23, 2004 - 12 answers

Where do t-shirts come from? I bought a t-shirt from a thirft store with a funny print. It reads "America. Made by Humans." It's a standard baseball style shirt otherwise, but its tag was "American Art Wear." I'm interested in the printing of the t-shirt more than the original manufacturer of the shirt. The manager of the store said something a bit cryptic: that the owner/clothes buyer gets most of the tees off the backs of trucks at trade fairs. Who is in the business of printing t-shirts for this kind of distribution? Who is "American Art Wear"?
posted by rschram on Jan 25, 2004 - 4 answers