{"id":522,"date":"2022-09-12T18:00:04","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T18:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.printdirtcheap.com\/blog\/?p=522"},"modified":"2022-05-24T23:28:47","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T23:28:47","slug":"dont-overlook-these-print-design-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.printdirtcheap.com\/blog\/dont-overlook-these-print-design-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Overlook These Print Design Tips!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The world of print layouts may seem strange and unfamiliar, we know that! But it\u2019s not as complicated as you may think. Whether you\u2019re creating business cards, postcards, posters or flyers avoiding common print blunders is easy when you know how. You\u2019ll find in this post the three most overlooked aspects when setting up files for printing, and how you can avoid them!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Forgetting to add bleed.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Let\u2019s try to understand what does \u201cbleed\u201d means, this is a printing term which means bleeding your color past the edge of the document, this extension will get trimmed off the finished print later, otherwise, your design would get cut and you\u2019ll end up with a white edge on your finished product. When creating a new document add an extra \u201cbleed\u201d area to your design so when your product gets cut off it stays as crisp as you created it, also don\u2019t add images or text near the bleed area, try to keep them in a safe space.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Using a low resolution.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>When setting up a file it may look fine on your screen, the problem comes when the design gets printed, if the resolution on the images wasn\u2019t set up right the design will look blurred.The resolution and DPI determine the quality of your file. DPI stands for \u201cdots per inch\u201d, the more dots per inch on your design the better quality it\u2019ll be. We recommend setting up the resolution at300dpi this will assure that your design will look awesome! Remember every time you&#8217;re creating a new design think before \u201cWill my design get printed\u201d if it\u2019ll be, set the DPI to 300 asap!<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Setting up at the incorrect size.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>This one is very straightforward. When designing make sure you\u2019re setting the correct size and proportions of the product you\u2019re ordering. If you intend to place an order of our 16pt Standard business card (3.5 in x 2 in) make sure you\u2019re setting your file to match the size of the business card size (remember to add the bleed area!)When setting up your file with the correct size you\u2019ll end up with a digital proof that will show how exactly your file is going to look before sending it to the printer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Src:\u00a0https:\/\/www.printed.com\/blog\/common-print-layout-mistakes-to-avoid<\/em><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Save 10% On Your Online Order!<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;51354PDC22&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:4675,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:15987699},&quot;9&quot;:1,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;}\">16411PDC22<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Copy the coupon code above to use at checkout.<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Coupon Valid September 13 &#8211; 19, 2022<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">One coupon per order, single use | Valid on new online orders only, non\u00a0retroactive\u00a0| Cannot apply to custom quotes |\u00a0 Max discount $100<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.printdirtcheap.com\/en\/free-sample-pack-cheap-printing\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-400 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.printdirtcheap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Free-Sample-Packs-2019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4599\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.printdirtcheap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Free-Sample-Packs-2019.jpg 4599w, https:\/\/www.printdirtcheap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Free-Sample-Packs-2019-300x78.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.printdirtcheap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Free-Sample-Packs-2019-768x200.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.printdirtcheap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Free-Sample-Packs-2019-1024x267.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.printdirtcheap.com\/win.html?mc_cid=067c30bba0&amp;mc_eid=a2d5362478\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-403\" src=\"http:\/\/www.printdirtcheap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Social-Media-2022-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4599\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.printdirtcheap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Social-Media-2022-01.jpg 4599w, https:\/\/www.printdirtcheap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Social-Media-2022-01-300x78.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.printdirtcheap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Social-Media-2022-01-768x200.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.printdirtcheap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Social-Media-2022-01-1024x267.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world of print layouts may seem strange and unfamiliar, we know that! But it\u2019s not as complicated as you may think. Whether you\u2019re creating business cards, postcards, posters or flyers avoiding common print blunders is easy when you know how. You\u2019ll find in this post the three most overlooked aspects when setting up files &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.printdirtcheap.com\/blog\/dont-overlook-these-print-design-tips\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Don&#8217;t Overlook These Print Design Tips!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":523,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.printdirtcheap.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.printdirtcheap.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.printdirtcheap.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.printdirtcheap.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.printdirtcheap.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=522"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.printdirtcheap.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":526,"href":"https:\/\/www.printdirtcheap.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522\/revisions\/526"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.printdirtcheap.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.printdirtcheap.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.printdirtcheap.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.printdirtcheap.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}