Online Printing

Proper Online Printing Design Habits

When you plan on doing online printing for your materials,

there are a few things you must take in consideration

and probably change in your design habits. Keep in mind

that since there will not be real physical or face to face

contact with the printing company, you must practice

proper online printing design habits to prevent any

misunderstandings or mistakes that might happen.

Luckily for you, I have here just the guide for people who

want to do their online printing correctly. Below are a few

proper design habits that are ideal when working with an

online printing company.

1. Use their layouts or templates when possible. One of

the best habits you can adapt when working with an

online printing company is to use their printing templates.

Usually most online printers provide their customers with

printing templates that have been already set for their

printing process. This makes the whole printing process

easier since the dimensions and other settings are

standardized. You just need to add your design to the

template and printing should happen quite easily. So

check if your printing company has free printing

templates you can download.

2. Always use high resolution images. Another important

habit for online printing is to use high resolution images

in all prints. With the online environment as open as it is,

it is hard to refrain from using low resolution web images

for your designs. However, you must always avoid this

temptation and use only high resolution images. Only high

resolution images will come out clear and right when you

put it through the online printing process. So if you

really want professional looking prints, you got to use

high-res images.

3. Check your content and design thoroughly. It is also

an important habit to always check your content and

design thoroughly. Since you will be doing all your

transactions online, you should always be sure that

your content and design are spotless when you send

it over to the online printing company. There is no

turning back once you send your designs, so make

sure you check everything. Try to check your designs

three times if you can, with the other two times done

by other people. This should help you maintain good

quality prints for online printing.

4. Send out the document file as well as an image file.

Now, when you are sending your designs for printing,

it is good practice to always send your document draft

file and an image file as backup. The document file

should be the base file from your desktop publishing

application such as Microsoft Publisher, Adobe InDesign

or even Adobe Photoshop. This is the prime document

that online printers want to use since they can still edit

certain elements before printing. The image format can

serve as a good backup just in case the document file

gets messed up or corrupted.

With the above-mentioned good habits necessary for

online printing, you should have little trouble with your

online prints.