February 9, 2005
posted by Colleen Shirazi at
1:31 PM (Pacific)
Ugh--and I need to update our Cafepress tutorial. grumble...
Here's the basic info:
1.) Use the PNG format for all of your designs. It looks much, much better than JPG.
2.) Use the maximum DPI for all of your designs. Even if you're on dial-up, it's worth the hassle.
Imo it's better to use a smaller design at the maximum DPI than it is to use a bigger design at a lower DPI (some computers cannot handle large designs at max DPI).
3.) You can print out your design in the size you intend to use for the item...just get it to scale and send it to your computer printer.
Cut out the printed design and hold it up to your shirt or hat or what-have-you. It gives you a pretty accurate idea of how the finished item will look.
4.) Don't stress about the full-bleed designs; they're not that big a deal.
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