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abbasb85 · 02-02-2008, 18:27

Hello guys,

I pretty much new into DT and designig industry. i am about to start working for my first project which is to design a simple leaflet for a pharmacy. my user friendly application to design is either illustrator or photoshop.

Therefore can anyone please tell me what settings should i work with i.e dpi, printing standards, fonts sugeestion i guess there is somthing to do with seriff and sen serif. looking forward for your responses.

Cheers,
Abbas

Mongoose · 02-02-2008, 19:02

As far as dpi goes, I believe 300dpi is used in print. Since your work will be on paper, as opposed to rendered in a browser, you'll want higher pixels per inch.

The font choice depends a lot on how the pharmacy wants to promote itself. Serif fonts often convey a more professional feel, while sans can seem more laid-back and easy-going, so to speak. Talk to your client(s) about what kind of image they want to convey and design accordingly.

You might find some useful info for your project in this article I wrote a few months ago.

Good luck and keep us posted!

seen.to · 02-02-2008, 19:27

Do you have ANY design experience?

abbasb85 · 03-02-2008, 05:32

Hello Mongoose,

Thank you very much for your advice. well for the design point of view there isn't any problems as such as i have come to an agreement with my client. It was just all about how to begin blank in photoshop.

Currently i am also pursuing a diploma in web design and development will ask for help if required

Cheers,
Abbas

roo · 03-02-2008, 05:42

Indesign is the standard program to use for things like leaflets etc. I believe... You can get away with using Illustrator for it (I do) but Photoshop would be a last resort for me as it's just more suited to editing photos and such. Use illustrator!

abbasb85 · 03-02-2008, 10:50

Hello Roo,

thanks for your suggestion to. i shall consider your advice.

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Mongoose Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 160	As far as dpi goes, I believe 300dpi is used in print. Since your work will be on paper, as opposed to rendered in a browser, you'll want higher pixels per inch. The font choice depends a lot on how the pharmacy wants to promote itself. Serif fonts often convey a more professional feel, while sans can seem more laid-back and easy-going, so to speak. Talk to your client(s) about what kind of image they want to convey and design accordingly. You might find some useful info for your project in this article I wrote a few months ago. Good luck and keep us posted!

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abbasb85 AbbasB Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: London Posts: 4	Hello Mongoose, Thank you very much for your advice. well for the design point of view there isn't any problems as such as i have come to an agreement with my client. It was just all about how to begin blank in photoshop. Currently i am also pursuing a diploma in web design and development will ask for help if required Cheers, Abbas

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roo Scatterbrained. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Posts: 224	Indesign is the standard program to use for things like leaflets etc. I believe... You can get away with using Illustrator for it (I do) but Photoshop would be a last resort for me as it's just more suited to editing photos and such. Use illustrator!

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abbasb85 AbbasB Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: London Posts: 4	Hello Roo, thanks for your suggestion to. i shall consider your advice.

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