Advice for a beginner

[Mitch Bartlett]

Hey guys,

I've just been given a new project to design 4 x 6 die cut postcards to be used at PartnerCon in San Diego.

I've not done print design before, and all I know is that your design needs to be large. I've got that covered, as my design is resolution independent. I've been told I need to leave a quarter-inch bleed.

Here's the design: http://cl.ly/BDBO

What I'm wondering is, what format would be best for me to send off to the printers, and how would I go about setting out a border to show where the design ends, and the bleed starts.

I'm familiar with InDesign on a 'making nice PDFs' level, but I wouldn't know how to import a vector object onto a new canvas.

Let me know what you guys think, and I'd love to hear your advice. Thank you kindly!

Mitch.

[Katedesign]

What have you designed it in then?
If it's Illustrator then you can save as a pdf with bleed and crop marks - which should be fine.

[spottypenguin]

What the all knowledgable Kate says but if you are working in Indesign, just File>Place your Illustrator / vector files onto the canvas

[Moominbaby]

These guys are right and if you know how to make pgf's in InDesign then Illustrator is just the same. :)

[Mitch Bartlett]

Alrighty, seems to be easier than I thought it was. Thanks for clarifying guys! Much appreciated.