Hi,
I searched the forum for this and all over the internet in fact, but there's nothing really clear cut. I'm looking for information on what people do/recommend for sending out PDF portfolios by email. In terms of illustration, graphic design or whatever your area is would be interesting. But also compression details and just the general standard for this?
It's tricky because of the file size being too big but losing quality the smaller you go with file size. I have a 300dpi portfolio of illustration and design at 5-6mb with great quality. Sends out over email OK but is a little big I suppose. Going down to "smallest file possible" in indesign makes a horrible quality but small file size PDF! In between I can get a 120dpi PDF at about 4mb. But is file size in these units even a consideration these days? Do you prefer to email as an attachment or just link to an online location for your PDF?
Also in terms of PDF portfolio structure, how many pages do you go for? I've seen some of the top illustrator PDFs at around 50 pages, but equally also at 12 pages...
So anyone know a great deal about this? Or just want to say what you do yourself for your PDFs would be great to know!
Thanks.
I searched the forum for this and all over the internet in fact, but there's nothing really clear cut. I'm looking for information on what people do/recommend for sending out PDF portfolios by email. In terms of illustration, graphic design or whatever your area is would be interesting. But also compression details and just the general standard for this?
It's tricky because of the file size being too big but losing quality the smaller you go with file size. I have a 300dpi portfolio of illustration and design at 5-6mb with great quality. Sends out over email OK but is a little big I suppose. Going down to "smallest file possible" in indesign makes a horrible quality but small file size PDF! In between I can get a 120dpi PDF at about 4mb. But is file size in these units even a consideration these days? Do you prefer to email as an attachment or just link to an online location for your PDF?
Also in terms of PDF portfolio structure, how many pages do you go for? I've seen some of the top illustrator PDFs at around 50 pages, but equally also at 12 pages...
So anyone know a great deal about this? Or just want to say what you do yourself for your PDFs would be great to know!
Thanks.