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I'm sure there'll be enough for another round after this one
I'm sure there'll be enough for another round after this one
It is pretty easy. Drag an drop mostly.I think I probably have all the photos I need for mine, but now have to work out how to use Affinity Publisher. I bought it on sale a few months back but haven't opened it since then.
This is me. I think I'll go the PS route as it'll be last minute (again)I bought it on sale a few months back but haven't opened it since then.
I can't say I've found that any different to putting a picture on a single page.I think the hardest thing to do is set a picture for full doudle page spread.
I'm pretty much set now. Just need to actually head outside and make the pictures [emoji3064] [emoji38]
Kodak Color Plus and Fujifilm Superia 200.View attachment 313700
If not in colour then CMYK isn't an issue. The only other things are the bleed (if you have pictures running to the edge of pages), and how you've saved the PDF - save as All Pages, not as All Spreads. If it looks OK in a PDF reader it should be OK. Once uploaded check the preview and you should spot any problems. Should...Any pitfalls to watch out for? (going B&W again so no colour woes)
Well folks, we're drawing close to the end of the month.
I've spent a few hours today putting my zine together in Publisher this time. It's really about me learning a bit of styling and just trying something different.
Can I ask those in the know. Is it just a case of saving the whole thing as a pdf when complete then uploading that to Mixam? I've "test" saved it as a pdf and it looks pretty good in a pdf reader. Any pitfalls to watch out for? (going B&W again so no colour woes)
Just to add to Eds note, include the bleed whether pictures run to the edge or not, otherwise Mixam will query it, ask you all sorts of technical questions you don't understand, and to make it all go away you will reprint the pdf with the bleed added
Damn. I'm not sure whether I did this.
They took my money though... Won't they just print it and leave me alone?
Depends on how they're feeling on the day in my experience!Damn. I'm not sure whether I did this.
They took my money though... Won't they just print it and leave me alone?
If that's a uniform colour there's nothing to worry about, but if an image runs to the edge it might, or might not
What's the latest thinking on how many copies we might need?
From previous experience what sort of lead times for printing should I expect from Mixam please?
Thanks
I'm considering re-thinking the whole thing and creating a new piece of work from what I've shot.
Yep. Also, bear in mind that unless your name is Colin no-one is going to mind if things delay past May due to circumstances beyond your control.Thanks all, so I should be fine if I allow for a fortnight.
I had two plans, and Lockdown pretty much scuppered them both. When I finally sat down on Saturday to make it, I had to come up with another idea and do some very tight editing. I'll be honest, I think it comes across as a bit messy, but that's where my head has been for the past few months.How are the rest of you manging? Any tips or thoughts?
Struggling to edit down my project into a coherent Zine, more difficult than I expected.
The project ended up being episodic, which worked well on social media, but would make an enormous Zine...
How are the rest of you manging? Any tips or thoughts?
I'm considering re-thinking the whole thing and creating a new piece of work from what I've shot.
That was good while it was a stand up routine...Inside the mind of a master procrastinator
Tim Urban knows that procrastination doesn't make sense, but he's never been able to shake his habit of waiting until the last minute to get things done. In this hilarious and insightful talk, Urban takes us on a journey through YouTube binges, Wikipedia rabbit holes and bouts of staring out the...www.ted.com
Inside the mind of a master procrastinator
Tim Urban knows that procrastination doesn't make sense, but he's never been able to shake his habit of waiting until the last minute to get things done. In this hilarious and insightful talk, Urban takes us on a journey through YouTube binges, Wikipedia rabbit holes and bouts of staring out the...www.ted.com
Affinity has a tutorial on basic typography.So my zine was not only about images, it was about text too. I'm sure when you get it you'll see how rudimentary my experiments were, but I've been following Daniel Milnor on YouTube for some time now and one of his commenters referred out to a Netflix documentary called "Abstract The Art of Design" where there is one episode on Typography.
I'm quite interested in typography and so found it an absorbing 40 minutes (if you have Netflix!). It's likely not for everyone though!
So if you're at the design stage, and you're interested in putting text into your zine, it's worth having a think about the design of typography and how it might add to your work. I'm sure you'll do a better job than I did, but I'm still very much a beginner!
So my zine was not only about images, it was about text too. I'm sure when you get it you'll see how rudimentary my experiments were, but I've been following Daniel Milnor on YouTube for some time now and one of his commenters referred out to a Netflix documentary called "Abstract The Art of Design" where there is one episode on Typography.
I'm quite interested in typography and so found it an absorbing 40 minutes (if you have Netflix!). It's likely not for everyone though!
So if you're at the design stage, and you're interested in putting text into your zine, it's worth having a think about the design of typography and how it might add to your work. I'm sure you'll do a better job than I did, but I'm still very much a beginner!