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I just received print samples of our new packaging, twelve different designs. As they were presented, I noticed an error in one of them. Saying nothing, I immediately wrote our printer asking if the complete order had gone to print yet. No response. That means he's gone for the day / weekend. Nervousness sets in. I pull up the dielines I prepared a couple weeks ago when a calm washes over me. The error is a good 20mm outside of the cut area. Crisis averted.
- Print design is so much more anxiety-inducing than web for this reason.mandomafioso
- motion design lies between print/web, due to render times -in terms of anxiety inducingshapesalad
- I find that with motion the problem is educating the team on how long it really takes, people assume it all happens quickly.zarkonite
- ah you lucky. i fucked up a high-end sales leaflet once with some eye-candy effects, i was focused getting the inside 3d renders perfectly printed********
- but the cover foil had a 20mm gap on the right side and i noticed it 2 days later :(********
- what have you left there?********
- Tell us imb, you've put a drawing of a penis in there...OBBTKN
- I do lots of print work, I'm going to raise the cost due to the anxiety period until you get the printed item on hands, arghhhOBBTKN
- this was just an alignment issue, text was overlapping a nearby element in two places where it should have been centeredimbecile
- print rep did call me back, i had already submitted a updated file by then. We have to receive a new proof though :/ #wastedtimeimbecile
- When printing, insist on a machine proof. Always.
Or wash your hands of the whole thing.hans_glib - @mandomafioso Yes, anxiety levels high when doing high end printed matter. No undo, very costly. Big up to the DTP people!********
- Yup, I always say, print is 5% of my business but 99% of my headaches._niko