Design Tutorial: How to Prepare a File for Professional Printing in Illustrator
Learn how to create print-ready final graphic artworks in Adobe Illustrator, with this step-by-step tutorial from Love Street Studio
Designers Carmo Mineiro and Joana Rangel have led Love Street Studio since 2009. They develop a unique visual universe for each client. The studio itself has a very powerful visual identity.
The creative duo focuses on art direction, branding, design strategy and packaging. Their clients include startups and emerging brands, including Kencko, Almatolia, Grow Healthy and Martine Love.
In this video, Carmo shows you the main steps and offers her tips on how to prepare a file for professional printing in Illustrator.
Being rigorous about finish will help you do a perfect, client-ready job. But be careful, some variables, for example ink drying time and glue type are in the hands of the printer. Which is why it’s always important to be in constant contact with them.
List the pieces you need to prepare and to create a separate document for each one. In this tutorial, we’re going to export four different file types: a business card, A4 letterhead, an envelope and an A4 folder.
Create a Final Artwork folder to save all these documents in.
Set the crop marks and adjust the safety margins to tell the printer where to cut.
