Do-It-Yourself-Design for Printing

Need to get your small business project out in the open with flyers, postcards, business cards or catalogs? The best way to get your message out there is having printing items to be the signage for your business telling your business.

First things first: Your marketing items needs to be as professional as possible. Best way to accomplish this is to hire a graphic designer, but if you plan to do this yourself you’ll need to keep in mind that you’ll need to place all text 1/8 in from the edge of your design.

If you want to do the design yourself then use a program like Gimp or on the iPhone use Poster Maker- Flyer Maker. For Android use Poster Maker & Poster Designer. Also can download a copy of Photoshop app from Adobe.

So you want to start your project, I personally use Photoshop or illustrator from Adobe to design hi-definition quality images, but I know Photoshop is just one way to get your project started.

What You’ll Need

Your logo in original file format would be the best. Next, you’ll need to your message, Ad information, and contact details. Website information is a must in today’s marketplace.

Once you get all the graphics, text, and size design, please bring in the text in 1/8 of an inch to prevent cutting issues. The easy way to send for adjustments is using a solid color. Usually, a local print shop can adjust for you for around $5 to $10.

Remember to make your image resolution 300dpi and also know your graphics will print out a little darker than on your computer screen. To reduce, be sure to design in CMYK.

If you have a square to print, understand the size is only available is a 4”x4” dude to the fact the cost of a 4×6 flyer is cheaper then cd inserts size.

You need your artwork to be scalable, and a fixed, flat image file won’t work. Go for as high-resolution as possible, always. A file can always be scaled down, but not up, and keep its clarity. We gladly accept virtually every Mac & PC file format, including any version of:

Adobe: Acrobat, FrameMaker, Illustrator, InDesign, PageMaker, Photoshop
Apple: Works

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Broderbund: The Printshop, version 15

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Claris: Works

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Corel: Bryce, Draw, Lotus, PhotoPaint, Quattro Pro, Ventura, WordPerfect

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Deneba: Canvas

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Macromedia: Fireworks, Freehand

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Microsoft: Excel, Home Publishing, PhotoDraw, Powerpoint, Publisher, Word, Works

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Quark: Xpress

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Serif: DrawPlus, PagePlus, PhotoPlus

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Also: .EPS, .JPEG & .TIF files

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Do It Yourself Websites

https://www.postermywall.com

Have a file that isn’t listed here? It’s likely that we can use it. Call us at 678-368-3214 to get your short run project started!

Use promo flyersatl10 at checkout and get 10% off on all printing.