The Basics

Production 103 Basics

The vast majority of issues that can make or break a design from going smoothly through the production workflow come from how well you understand and apply the following:

  • Images
    • Half-tone/Continuous Tone
    • DPI, PPI, LPI
  • Measurement
    • Points/Picas
  • Typography
    • Diminuindo
    • Line Length
  • Layout
    • Master Pages
    • Character Sty;es
    • Paragraph Styles

  • Color
    • Pantone Matching System
    • Spot Color/ Process Color
    • Global Color