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DesignVHL
07-21-2004, 10:22 PM
I am working on some graphics for my company's trade show booth. This may seem like a weird question, but I was wondering how the output would look using a specific design element. In my small printed pieces I've been using inset lines. Now, they look great printed at 300 DPI at 5.5 x 8.5 BUT if I were to use this design element in Large Format Printing for Booth Graphics, will it come out ok? OR is it just going to look like two big lines w/ no visual effect.

I hope this makes sense! Here is a web link to where inset lines were used in a banner graphic for my website. They are used in the same way on the printed piece, and as mentioned would like to know if this effect will work BIG! :)

Thanks for the insight!

http://home.comcast.net/~color420

PrintDriver
07-22-2004, 05:57 AM
which elements of that website are you talking about?
The white lines top and bottom on the header bars?

You'll need to be a little careful on your stroke thickness cuz you don't want the stroke overpowering at large scale. What program are you using to create the graphic. if you say Photoshop and you are working at 300dpi at 5.5' x 8.5' I may tell you it will look like ass.
How big is the booth graphic?

We usually scale the stroke when outputting large so it will grow proportionally with the size of the graphic. A couple ways to check how it will look before you commit to a mural is to print out several tiles of the area and put em together and stand back 10 feet. The other way is to have your printer run a strip proof at full magnification of the area you want to see. One costs you ink and paper, the other costs you for a strike off proof (upwards from $30 depending on size).

PrintDriver is a large format digital print dude. His advice/opinions may not apply to the 4color/offset/web world of printing