Print monkey
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- RustyBadge
As a newbie / amateur to the print process, can anyone offer a bit of a simple guide to how I can fix an InDesign document for print...
I'd like to design a document with certain elements, e.g. a headline / image to be printed embossed by the printer; or a page printed in foil with embossed bits... whatever...
How do you set this up in InDesign?
- rasko40
you design it the same as usual but you create a spot colour for the embossing or foil and in the colour palette you name it "DO NOT PRINT - EMBOSSED AREA" or whatever is relavant.
- RustyBadge0
Magic... thanks...
I take it creating a spot colour is done via the swatches panel?
- MLP0
swatches is important when setting up your file. when setting up and working on your file, select 'select unused' from the flyout menu (the little arrow w/ extra options under swatches) then trash those. this will show you everything being used - your spots, your renamed "spots" set up for die lines/embosses, and your process colors if you're full color. this way you don't send off with something the wrong color or an unspecified spot, etc.
- MLP0
btw, your site is pretty impressive... how did you to the transitions/3D work? after effects?
- RustyBadge0
Yes, we used all the tools you mentioned. Took fucking months. It's nice tho.
I've moved company though, we built this new company last January: http://www.frost.se - it's going well, mostly industrial industry clients, but it keeps the wolves from the door.
- rasko40
hey rusty what typeface is that 'frost'?
please send it to me I will sign you up with good karmic credit rating yes thank you please :)
- RustyBadge0
Think it's Conduit... if memory serves me right... that site is pish, it's temporary... funny how you never get round to doing your own companies site...
- MLP0
looks clean and simple, though.
- RustyBadge0
Just like the men who built it..!