Working on the CD artwork
I have been rather busy lately working my way through the world of printing. I completed the artwork for the CD a while ago, but it took me some time to get my head round Adobe inDesign and get everything ready for printing.
You would think that once it looks good on screen, it's just a matter of sending the files to the factory, and that you would get exactly what you wanted. Ah, little did I know... Apparently getting the artwork ready for printing is some sort of black Art where the look of the printed work depends on such factors as the speed of the wind or the mood of the operator that presses the buttons at the factory. Or close enough.
Anyway, after reading lots of things about RGB, CMYK, DPI, duotones, pantone colours, preflighting stuff, packaging things, I think I eventually got it right. We'll see when I receive the CDs!
You would think that once it looks good on screen, it's just a matter of sending the files to the factory, and that you would get exactly what you wanted. Ah, little did I know... Apparently getting the artwork ready for printing is some sort of black Art where the look of the printed work depends on such factors as the speed of the wind or the mood of the operator that presses the buttons at the factory. Or close enough.
Anyway, after reading lots of things about RGB, CMYK, DPI, duotones, pantone colours, preflighting stuff, packaging things, I think I eventually got it right. We'll see when I receive the CDs!
