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CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME?

GRAPHIC DESIGN EDUCATOR

KEVIN CORBETT

ABOUT ME

• I can spot bad typography from 100yds away.• I can name more than 200 fonts in under five minutes.• My hand is permanently stuck in the shape of a mouse.• I have a thing for chairs. I don’t know why.• My CD collection is organised according to the Pantone chart.• Seeing someone use Comic Sans affects my blood-pressure.• I like my coffee #000000 and when I cut back several South

American economies suffer noticeably.

• Introduction to InDesign

• Creating Business Cards

LESSON 10

BUSINESS CARDS

PRINT PROCESS | Letterpress

PRINT PROCESS | Die-Cutting

PRINT PROCESS | Spot UV

PRINT PROCESS | Embossing

AND SOME NOTABLES!

AND SOME NOTABLES!

AND SOME NOTABLES!

AND SOME NOTABLES!

AND SOME NOTABLES!

PRINTING &PRE-PRESS BASICS• Colour Modes

• Image Quality

• Plain Black v Full Black

• Fonts

• Trim & Bleed

PRINTING &PRE-PRESS BASICSColour Modes

PRINTING &PRE-PRESS BASICSImage Quality

PRINTING &PRE-PRESS BASICSPlain Black v Rich Black

0 0 0 100 75 68 67 90

PRINTING &PRE-PRESS BASICSPlain Black v Rich Black

PRINTING &PRE-PRESS BASICSFonts

• Don’t apply “Characteristics” like Bold or Italics

• Use fonts from the Typeface e.g. Helvetica Bold

PRINTING &PRE-PRESS BASICSFonts

PRINTING &PRE-PRESS BASICSMarks & Bleed

CREATE ABUSINESS CARD