Work through actual problem files, learn practical first class techniques from experienced graphic designers and avoid embarrassing and costly print blunders.
From first concept to beautifully printed piece in your hand!
There is no need to rely on a third party to make your work ready for repro. Complete your print jobs with the finesse and expertise of an old school finishing artist. Work through actual problem files, learn practical first class techniques from experienced graphic designers and avoid embarrassing and costly print blunders.
InDesign • Transparency Overprint text knockout traps spreads • Managing links Fixing missing update and modify links • Preflight and package • Create composite print settings for printing a doc proof • Print colour seps print presets, printing press • Colour calibration • Spot colour, use halftones to produce colour • Create process and spot colours: add delete replace • Colourising a greyscale image • UV Spot, Emboss, Foil, Die Line, Foldmarks • Bleed printers crop marks • PDF settings spreads single pages • Creating outlines for text, scenarios
Illustrator • Export paths from Photoshop, „Clipping“ masks • Transparency flattener presets • From Freehand to Illustrator to print • Rasterizing images, resolution • Transparency print guidelines • Image raster settings (default resolution) • Overprint issues: Re. Palettes Trapping/Spread Bleed • Isolate blending and Knockout group • Effects • Multiple crops, adding crop • Tiling for print
Photoshop • Creating a two colour document/pantones • True black and white image • Full colour to two colour three colour DCS eps • PDF from Photoshop • Tiff's LZW Compression • Explain why not to use other formats • Rasterisings, PDFS and make JPGs for 3rd party web • Traps spread overprint black knockout • Creating a newspaper ad • Colour/B&W/„under“ colour removal
Venues
Date: 03 March 2008 to 06 March 2008 Location: Friends of Design, Cape Town More info: 60 Sir Lowry Road Cape Town 8001
Date: 02 June 2008 to 05 June 2008 Location: Friends of Design, Cape Town More info: 60 Sir Lowry Road Cape Town 8001
Date: 01 September 2008 to 04 September 2008 Location: Friends of Design, Cape Town More info: 60 Sir Lowry Road Cape Town 8001
Date: 01 December 2008 to 04 December 2008 Location: Friends of Design, Cape Town More info: 60 Sir Lowry Road Cape Town 8001
Qualify with a Diploma in Communications Management from Vega which specialises in marketing and brand strategy.
The second semester commences on the 30th July and there are still a few spots open. Modules include: Principles of Brand Building, Market Information Management and Media Efficiency in Brand Building to mention a few.
Contact us on Jozi 011 326 3486, Durbs 031 266 2595 or iKapa on 021 425 7591. Vega The Brand Communications School
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