Adobe Illustrator: Graphic Design for Beginners
Course 6: Show Your Work to the World: Printable files
By Gilian Gomes , Graphic Designer and Illustrator
About the video: Printable files
Overview
“In this unit, I will show you how to prepare an Illustrator file for professional printing.”
In this video lesson Gilian Gomes addresses the topic: Printable files, which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 6: Show Your Work to the World. Learn how to export and share your design.
Partial transcription of the video
“ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR / COURSE 6 LESSON 1 - Files for Printing In this course, we'll learn how to prepare your files for printing or digital publishing. In this lesson, we'll prep the Illustrator file for professional printing. I always finalize my files by having a look at what's left on my workspace, this excess of creative material that we use throughout the normal process. It's good to clean things up for printing. Guides are option. I don't like sending them. They may be confusing, I delete them. I look if the file is in CMYK. It is. I'll convert the fonts to curves. I'll create outlines. ...”
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Course summary for: Course 6: Show Your Work to the World

Gilian Gomes
By Gilian Gomes
Gilian Gomes is a designer and illustrator, as well as a typography and art direction enthusiast. Born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, he holds a degree in design and a postgraduate degree in branding. He has more than 15 years' industry experience under his belt and now focuses on branding and packaging.
His creative process explores designs that express powerful and singular meanings. Through use of his illustration and typography skills, Gilian seeks unique and impressive results.
Throughout his career he's worked with large corporations, advertising agencies, and design studios like Sweety & Co. and Raison Pure. Some of his biggest clients include O Boticário, Sebrae, Grupo Zaffari, Enjoei, and Wordbank. He currently works as a freelance professional collaborating with clients all over the world.
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