Anyone ever designed a poster?

  • Wanna Join? New users you can now register lightning fast using your Facebook or Twitter accounts.
TRAJIK1

TRAJIK1

Sicc OG
#1
Jun 24, 2005
11,754
460
83
40
www.MYSPACE.COM
#1
I need help. Trying to design a 24''x36'' and when i change the size of my images it just looks like shit. what do i do to make the image and everything else have the same quality resolution as if it were a cd cover or somthing?
 
LadyTragik

LadyTragik

Sicc OG
#4
Oct 7, 2002
3,127
25
0
www.LadyTragik.com
#4
always save your work as photoshop or illustrator files and when you are done you can save them as either .jpg, .tiff or .pdf files depending on who you are going thru to print (some spots require it to be CYMK, but also remember to at least have the file as 300DPI)
 
tosin

tosin

Sicc OG
#5
Feb 28, 2004
3,649
109
63
47
www.thescrewshop.com
#5
dont forget the bleed...and yeah you cant go from smaller to bigger...what i do is ill design the poster and bout 50% the final size and then save, flatten then double it...i havent noticed any pixelation on my 18x24 posters...

i know a lot of designers that design their covers twice the size just in case they may have to do posters later...
 
Toro

Toro

Sicc OG
#12
Apr 25, 2006
10,812
46
0
45
www.myspace.com
#12
tosin said:
dont forget the bleed...and yeah you cant go from smaller to bigger...what i do is ill design the poster and bout 50% the final size and then save, flatten then double it...i havent noticed any pixelation on my 18x24 posters...

i know a lot of designers that design their covers twice the size just in case they may have to do posters later...
Click to expand...
Wait so you make it half the size they want it, then resize it larger then it was when you print it? And it looks fine?
 
tosin

tosin

Sicc OG
#13
Feb 28, 2004
3,649
109
63
47
www.thescrewshop.com
#13
ElToro05 said:
Wait so you make it half the size they want it, then resize it larger then it was when you print it? And it looks fine?
Click to expand...
yeah...its not as crisp as it would be if i had designed it actual size but some of my clients dont have the best quality pics so i have to make do...

but i have a lot of posters on my wall and i have my designs next to major label artists and they diff is very minimal...

i also did it that way cuz i had an old comp that would take forever to render...

but most of the time what ill do is flatten everything but the text and resize the psd that way the text stays crisp...
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom