Great print design doesn't end when the creative is approved. Preparing artwork for production requires an understanding of how design decisions translate to the finished piece—from color and image resolution to bleeds, trim, folds, dielines, typography, and final PDF output.
My experience includes preparing production-ready artwork for commercial printing, publications, marketing collateral, packaging-style dielines, and large-format applications. I work carefully with printer and vendor specifications to identify and resolve potential production issues before files reach press, while maintaining the integrity of the original design.
Production Capabilities
CMYK color & output preparation • Bleed, trim & safety areas • Dielines & folds • Image resolution • Font & transparency management • Preflight & quality control • PDF/X output • Vendor specification compliance
CD Wallet & Disc Packaging
Production artwork prepared using vendor-supplied templates with defined bleed, trim, fold, spine, and safety areas. Final files were preflighted for color, image resolution, typography, transparency, and press-ready PDF output.
Production: CMYK • 300 ppi imagery • 0.125" bleed • Press-ready PDF/X output
Tri-Fold Marketing Brochure
A multi-panel marketing piece requiring careful management of panel dimensions, folds, bleeds, vector and raster artwork, transparency, and final output. Production preparation ensured the finished piece maintained visual continuity across folds and aligned correctly from panel to panel.
Production: CMYK • 300 ppi imagery • 0.125" bleed • Press-ready PDF/X output
Publication Advertising
Print advertising prepared for commercial publication requires both visual precision and technical accuracy. Final artwork was checked for dimensions, bleed, CMYK color, image resolution, typography, and output requirements before delivery as a press-ready PDF.
Production: CMYK • 300 ppi imagery • 0.125" bleed • Press-ready PDF/X output