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Sending Work to the Printer
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1 hours 34 minutes 
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Online - Self Paced
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About Sending Work to the Printer
Class Introduction
Class Project
How this class works
Why is printing confusing?
Printers: An Overview
Color: An Overview
The Ideal Life of a Printed Piece
The Artwork Guidelines Checklist
Resolution & Dimension
Color Modes & Profiles
Bleeds, Trim, and Safe Areas
Assessing and Applying Color
Fonts & Transparencies
Exporting
After Submitting the Job
Thank You!
What You Will Learn?
- If you’ve ever finished a beautiful piece of digital work only to hold a dimmer, duller, less awesome version in your hand after printing, this class may be for you! Although printing something can be as easy as hitting “Command + P” on your keyboard, the process of printing is very technical, highly specialized, and varies from print shop to print shop, so it makes sense there’d be some confusion! In this class I try to break down the mystery into manageable, applicable bits so that you can start sending your work to the printer and loving the results. Here’s what I cover:.