Large Format Image Preparation: The Decisions That Matter
Preparing images for banners, vehicle graphics, trade show displays and billboards. The key figures Viewing distance resolution requirements fall as viewing dis...
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Preparing images for banners, vehicle graphics, trade show displays and billboards. The key figures Viewing distance resolution requirements fall as viewing dis...
Dielines and packaging artwork are two halves of the same job. The dieline is the flat technical drawing, supplied by the packaging manufacturer, that shows exa...
Product mockups are images that show a design applied to a product, a package or a device before, or instead of, a photograph of the finished item. A label wrap...
Eye and teeth retouching is the small, careful work done on the two features a viewer reads first in any portrait: brightening the whites of the eyes, cleaning...
Keeping skin color accurate and consistent across images and across different people. What is at stake Skin tone errors are noticed immediately, and inconsisten...
Screenshots for documentation are the captured, cropped, cleaned and annotated images of a software interface that appear in help articles, tutorials, onboardin...
Diagrams and illustrations that explain how something works, such as exploded views, cutaways and process diagrams. Where most projects go wrong The usual mista...
Building repeating patterns that tile without visible seams, for packaging, textiles and backgrounds. Why does it matter? Patterns that almost tile look broken,...
Selecting stock images that suit a brand and audience, and checking their licenses and usage limits. At a glance Overuse popular images appear on many competing...
Using generative tools to produce or extend images, and the practical limits of doing so in commercial work. What is at stake These tools are fast but inconsist...
The final review of edited images before delivery, covering color, cleanup, sizing and metadata. The key figures Zoom checks problems hide at reduced view sizes...
A numeric measure of the difference between two colors, used to judge how accurately color is reproduced. Where most projects go wrong The usual mistakes: Judgi...
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