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How to export layers into multi-page PDF in Adobe Illustrator

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Jason / 0 Comment

You can’t. You have to faff around with artboards. But… There is a quick-ish way to do it if you have Indesign. Drop your multi-layered Illustrator ...

Adobe Illustrator

How to add bleed and crop marks to an irregular shape for printing (Adobe Illustrator)

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Jason / 0 Comment

Bleed The easiest way is to select the outline of your shape and offset it (offset meaning to duplicate the path and set it off at a specified distance). Just g...

Adobe Illustrator

Reducing file size – Illustrator CS4 to PDF

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Jason / 2 Comments

For some reason, putting together a simple Illustrator file with a couple mb images produces a pdf of 100+mb. Here’s how to get round it, save the file to...

Adobe Illustrator

Convert rich black to CMY=0 K=100

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Jason / 2 Comments

I’m printing some business cards, and the print shop won’t print rich black . They want everything at CYM=0 and K=100 (it’s cheaper for them)....

Adobe Illustrator

How to print black from files created in Adobe Illustrator (rich black)

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Jason / 0 Comment

In CMYK mode, when you select black from the colour swatch you get C=0 Y=0 M=0 “K” (key black) 100%: This actually prints as a very dark grey. To ge...

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