JOKI60

I am brand new to the design gig and have a deadline to meet - I'm desperate for anyones help/suggestions. I am told that I cannot have a bleed in my document (although when I look at the document in InDesign it has a "0" bleed already?) and the pictures need to be "higher resolution". Is there a way of "tweaking" the resolution that I'm not aware of, or do I simply need to get better pictures provided to me and re-do that part? (I was given scans from a catolog to use for this). Thanks to anyone who may be able to help me!

georigin

There is no way of increasing the resolution. What dpi are you working with?

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spoongraphics

If your document doesn't need bleed just make sure it is setup at the right dimensions and no objects are overlapping the overall page size.

Resolution wise change the dpi of the original images in Photoshop by going to Image Size then deselecting the resample box, then enter 150 or 300dpi in the resolution option depending on what your printer requires.

Depending how large the scans were in the first place they might become too small dimension wise to use in your designs, if so you basically need proper photography rather than scanned images. Just tell your client this is 2008 not 1998

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Distill

That's the worst--getting crappy images from your client, then having to do something with them. It seems a lot of the time it's the low-budget client who hears "designer" and thinks "magician" (or doesn't realize that you simply can't get 300 dpi from 72 dpi without shrinking drastically).

When you talk with the client, just be frank about the situation (not blaming, but frank)--they'll respect you for it, and you'll both learn to watch for that in the future.

If they say, "Just run it as is, we don't care about a little pixellation," consider that this piece reflects you and your skills as well as their business . . . finish the project as they wish, get paid, but respectfully tell them to keep your name out of any talk about "Who did this for you?". It's hard enough to build/promote a quality portfolio without pieces like this (quality limited by client) hanging out there. After all, you're a professional now!

P.S. Congrats on getting into design! Stick with it--once you can prove your worth as a pro, the projects get better and the clients are easier to work with.

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Michae

What kind of printers does NOT want bleed? It makes their job ten times more difficult.

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