setting the correct pdi for a logo?

[Domaz]

Hi everyone..


I recently created my first logo for a client and i nearlly finished and my client has requested to design a business card aswell so i started to read on the internet for sum tips i have the design and all but i was looking for more information on the technical aspect and i came across this thing called dpi. Now more questions popped off, now i started to ask myself how do i begin, cause i have no idea, i know the dpi is for resolution and all but i don't know how to start, my logo is pretty big it's 96inches so for my design i want to rescale it on a 3,5 x 2 business card with out losing any quality. How do i go about. Aswell could somebody share some knowledge on what size i need to keep the logo? and whats should de dpi be of an finished logo. Would really apreciated if somebody could help me. I have to present the finished work by friday.


Domaz

[morea]

a logo needs to be created as a vector graphic so that it can be scaled to any size.

Here's more info (see post #2): http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24307

[Craig B]

Your logo is 8 foot big? Wow.

[Mynock]

Your logo is 8 foot big? Wow.Size doesn't matter Craig if your vector, but everywhere else it does.

[WannaBrie]

[quote=Domaz]Hi everyone..


so i started to read on the internet for sum tips i have the design and all but i was looking for more information on the technical aspect and i came across this thing called dpi.



Whoa! Dude if you don't know what DPI is, you have absolutely no business designing anything. seriously.

[Craig B]

Size doesn't matter Craig if your vector, but everywhere else it does.

But what pdi shud it be in if it's victor?

[Mynock]

But what pdi shud it be in if it's victor?Wel when u poot it like that.

[Domaz]

[quote=Domaz]Hi everyone..


so i started to read on the internet for sum tips i have the design and all but i was looking for more information on the technical aspect and i came across this thing called dpi.



Whoa! Dude if you don't know what DPI is, you have absolutely no business designing anything. seriously.



LOl, afcourse i know what dpi is...haven't you read my post.. I recently started in graphic design, i'm an pencil artist, i do realistic drawings so it's alloth different and this is all new for me, i'm learning so.and now it's not 8foot, it said 96 dpi on the resolution tabled, and yes it's vectorized, it's drawn out on the illustrator so....but the fact is i didn't know what it needed to be exactly cause it's my first logo

[CkretAjint]

It needs to be AT LEAST 300 dpi at 100%, or if done correctly in vector format, which will always print the best quality.

[Domaz]

THANK U, apreciated for your help, atleast someone helps a new guy out, like i said i gotta start somewhere, dudes like wannabree bashin me for not being educated on dpi and other aspects of graphic design i mean common, give me a break i just started, i used to do pencil work, pencil design, graphic realistic drawings and all at working out on a computer is really hard to learn but i'm definetly willing to learn so.....Thx again

[CkretAjint]

No problem. But you gotta realize for us to have someone ask a question like that is like someone coming up to you and asking "What is a #2 pencil?"... ;)

[Mynock]

It needs to be AT LEAST 300 dpi at 100%, or if done correctly in vector format, which will always print the best quality.It needs to be vector. Otherwise you're going to run into this problem over and over again.

[Domaz]

I understand, i will try to ask less stupid or novice questions tho, i shall do more research before i ask anything like that again..but thx again, and yes it will be redone in an illustrator so it's definetly gone be vectorized..So after it's vectorized it's good to go, no loss in the image quality..

[WannaBrie]

I wasn't bashing you. My point is that here you are already creating a logo for a client without having learnt the proper way to set up your files. Sorry if I came off as harsh, but we see a lot of people on here who have no business taking on clients. BTW, I'm a chick.

brie

[Domaz]

I understand what you mean, and yes i can imagine that you get anoid when people be doing things that have no correct knowledge about, yes indeed that isen't the best way to start, but you see, the thing is my first client is my teacher, he asked me to create a logo, and i told him i'm still new at this and i thought it would be the best way to start, i did a month over sketches, research, development of the logo so, i drew it out on a pc and i didn't have the proper knowledge of how to save the file correct way and in what format it needed to be so i thought i would check it, and yes perhaps it wouldn't bin better if i did some reseacher before i start, more properly but yeah, have to start somewhere..and naw it's ok, i can understand that, so..and my bad for calling you a dude.

[morea]

THANK U, apreciated for your help, atleast someone helps a new guy out

well, I tried...

[CkretAjint]

Its okay Morea, you never really counted any ways! ;)

*hugs*

[Kool]

well, I tried...

Well your answer required him to actually click a link and read something. The fact that it would have answered all of his questions is beside the point. :rolleyes: