General | Illustration & Pattern | Graphic design | Ready-made logo | Baby Cards
ARE THE DESIGNS ONE OF KIND?
Yes! When I'm designing something custom for you, I will not offer it to someone else. But I do have a specific style, so there could be similarities with other designs.
CAN YOU HELP WITH THE PRINTED MATTER?
Yes of course, that won't cost you extra. But keep in mind that I'll only do it for you the first time, so maybe you want to give it a go yourself, so you can also do it in the future.
WHY WILL I RECEIVE A SEPARATE INVOICE FOR THE PRINTED MATTER?
Because everyone has different requirements, need different a amount and maybe have favorite printer. So we'll talk about what you want and I will order the printed matter for you. The invoice will be exactly the same as the printers.
WHY DON'T YOU DESIGN WEBSITES?
Because it's not in my set of skills. I'd be happy to help you with the overall design, but can't actually build it for you.
WHY DON'T YOU SUPPLY EDITABLE FILES?
Stationery I haven't found a good way to create stationery that can be integrated into a word-file, so you'll have to or first print a blank of your letterhead or have a stock printed at the printers.
Business card This is actually possible, I can supply a editable Photoshop-file, but you'll need the program to be able to edit it.
Graphic dictionairy
FILE TYPES
The biggest difference is that JPG, PNG and GIF files are for online use and consist of pixels. PDF, EPS, AI and PSD are for printed matter and are created from vectors (except for PSD, these are also pixels).
JPG mostly used for photos.
PNG stays really sharp, suitable for images that consists of graphics. Also used to create transparent images (for example, if you place this on a pattern background, it won’t have a white frame around it).
GIF similar to PNG, suitable for designs that consists of graphics. Also used to create moving images.
PDF most asked for file by printers. In a PDF you can combine vector + pixel design to create a whole.
EPS + AI original vector files, created in Adobe Illustrator.
(layered) PSD Adobe Photoshop file, here you can combine vector + pixel files. A layered PSD file with text can be edited.
COLORS
PMS are ready-made printer colors, the abbreviation stands for Pantone Matching System. Think neon colors and gold, you can’t create these with the ‘standard’ mixing colors. You have more posibilities, but it's also more expensive.
CMYK are standard printer colors and are used when something’s printed full color. The abbreviation stands for Cyaan, Magenta, Yellow and Key (=black).
RGB are the colors you see on your computer. The abbreviation stands Red, Green and Blue.
#/Hex colors are for online use. These are the codes you can fill out when you’re creating a website or in the HTML. For example, the orange of my icon is #f08d19. This website is useful to view and choose colors.
BLEED
When you're sending something to the printers and the design has to be as big as the paper, there has to be bleed added. This is (for example) 3 mm extra of the image, so they can print it and then cut it away, so it won't have white edges.
COPYRIGHT
I spend time and energy on a design, so it’s my property. I decide what happens to it and always have the right to say something if I don’t agree (my own interpretation, check out Wikipedia for more information).
ROYALTY-FREE
You can't just pick an image from Google and use this as a logo. Behind every creation, there’s someone who made it and this person always keeps the copyright (exceptions are for example images from stock-websites, here you can buy the right to use them image). So carefully check this when you want to use an image or font.
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