Crash Course on Standard Poster Printing Designing

After you are done with the poster designing process, there are still some obstacles that you have to go through. Delays can be caused by having improper formats, resolution, and other seemingly trivial things. One of the ways to avoid these is having the standard poster printing requirements, and this article is going to discuss this subject matter.




In order to prevent delays and errors, always make sure that your poster designs comply with the standard poster printing requirements. Also, below are some guidelines in order to effectively comply with these.



The first thing to do is to make sure that you are using the correct file format for your print posters. Some file formats have advantages over other file formats. It is important to consider these in choosing the right format for saving your poster design.



Some printing companies have trouble with opening specific file formats so you must determine whether or not they are able to at least open your file before engaging their services. The most common file formats are JPG or JPEG, PNG, or BMP. Most printing companies should be able to open these files, but sometimes the companies want the liberty of adjusting the color mode to be able to print them properly using their printers. This is why they sometimes ask for the specific files generated by your design software.



Next, you should make sure that the resolution that you are using is high enough for quality print posters. The normal resolution is 72dpi which is what is used in normal and casual printing. Most people think that this is a good resolution, and in reality it is. But for printing purposes, it is actually a low resolution setting. The print posters will probably be pixilated as there is not enough color information for them. Since posters require a much higher resolution, you should consider saving them in at least 300dpi. This will ensure that the poster printing will process smoothly.



As previously mentioned, there are proper color modes to be considered. Ask the printing company which color mode they use to be able to comply with them. But the bottom line is, most printing companies use the CMYK (or the cyan magenta yellow key) color model so using that is a great start. Even if you already have the design completed, it is a simple matter to just convert your file to the CMYK color model. Take note that sometimes the colors will change due to the color mode difference, so be sure to make the necessary adjustments.



There you have it, the standard poster printing requirements. If your design complies with the above guidelines, you should have an easier time with your printing company.



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Janice Jenkins is a writer for a marketing company in Chicago, IL. Mostly into marketing research, Janice started writing articles early 2007 to impart her knowledge to individuals new to the marketing industry.