From web to print: Advice?
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- gramme0
Sound advice here. I can't add much to what salisae, monospaced and other said above.
Consider the possibilities allowed by your budget in terms of paper color & finish; special printing techniques; learn about coatings. Always attend a press check if you can.
Use your programs in the ways they were primarily made for, and thus maximize your workflow: for page layouts, use InDesign; for logo and illustration work, use Illustrator; Photoshop is obvious. This is speaking for print of course, things are different when designing for web. Some people swear by designing one page layouts in Illustrator; but Illy lacks the full type control that InDesign was made for. Anything primarily typographic and/or or page-heavy should be done in ID.
NewPage Paper has these Ed Series, find them and read them. Tons and tons of practical advice about printing.