Designing your own publications

Choosing a platform
Fonts
Selecting software
Images
Ink
Paper
Rules for ordering printing
Writing specifications for print bids
Preparing files for a commercial printer
Additional resources

Choosing a platform: Mac or PC?

Macintosh

 

If you’re going to send your files to a commercial printer (as opposed to using your laser printer) for output, the safest thing to do is create your files on a Macintosh. From the beginning of computerization in commercial printing, the industry has used Macs. They’ve developed work-arounds to deal with PC files, but they’re not as trouble-free as Macintosh files, particularly when fonts are used.

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