Indesign - Colour workshop

The workshop was to prepare us to present documents suitable for Commercial Print.  We discussed the different document presents of Book (for advanced book layout 100's of pages with chapters),  Library (Collection of assets).  Most document presets will be new document.

The page size is the FINISHED PRINTED TRIMMED SIZE

Guides - Number of columns

Margins can be 0 or personal choice to frame text

Bleed is usually 3mm

Short cuts     'W' is to see print preview

Apple shift > increases font size

Applying colour 

1. Create a frame or type ( Apple shift > increases font size) 

Apple shift C Centre / R right/ L left

Press X on keyboard can shift between fill & stroke

 2 Additional buttons:

                        T - can apply colour to text

                          Formatting effects container

2. Add new swatches to Swatch pallet
New colour swatch - the grey square indicates they are Global colours- Allows you to make Global changes to your art work.  And also the only way to make tints of a colour.


3. To create a tints swatch use mini menu set up tint swatch
Same method as working with Spot colours 

Preparation of images for Indesign

In Photoshop

1. CMYK colour mode, grayscale, duotone montone

2. Resolution 300dpi

3. Create it printable size so when in Indesign don't need to change the size

4.  File type format = .tiff or .psd * ( ot Jpg as compressed by lowering quality of image)

*  Use .psd if working with Transparent areas

Place or prepare a frame in Indesign

If there are any Spot colours in the image they will automatically appear on the Swatch

In Illustrator

1. Colour mode CMYK

2. Artwork is scaleable

3. Format is .Ai 

File, place

Check box - show import options default is Boundary Box. Tick transparent background

A vectored image can appear pixelated in indesign as Indesign links and makes low resolution to save space.  the only purpose in Indesign is to provide an image for placement and order

Links pallet - keep all images for Indesign in one folder

If you edit the image in Illustrator it will update the image in indesign

Can edit Illusrator/Photohop/ .tiff images quickly by

1. ctl click edit original

or

2. Selection tool, alt double click will open up in illustrator file save.

Using a Grayscale .tiff file

Working with one colour print

Click on circles to select image within the frame

Choose the colour

Colour separations

Printers don't produce composite images

Printing colour separations defines 

Print menu

Output

Click on colour

Choose separations

Each print would define the colour and where it falls on the image

It is possible to see the layout separation on the screen

Press window

output

Separations preview

Change new menu to separations to see each colour click on each one

If using this  ensure any unused spot colours are deleted otherwise a blank separation plate could be printed out 

Two spot colours process is knocked out - prevents other colours being made

This is the default setting for process colours

Black ink will overprint

To control whether an ink knocks out or overprints

Need the separations switched on 

Window

Output

Attributes

Overprint fill - applies to an object

Only see overprint is for Commercial print (Speak directly to printers)

Can apply too much ink to paper

The ink limit is set to 300% in Adobe

The separations pallet provides the 'Ink limits'

Gloss varnish

Define using a spot colour not used in art work

Let printer know this separation is the varnish

Can use for nets to use for cutting out

Select area where spot colour and using attributes select overprint fill.