Email: How do you send folks you’re beautiful artwork?

[Henry Barker]

Hi John,

Assuming the customer sends a vectorised ai or eps file that can be easily imported into the sign programme, I’ll make a presentation for industrial or vehicle layout, reduce it in size to about 200mm wide and save as a 150dpi jpg file which is fine for viewing on a computer monitor and easy to send.

If they send a bmp or other bitmap file I scan, or digitise, artwork and source the fonts if and where possible.

[Phill Fenton]

Like Henry – I always send any artwork as a JPG. This way I know the customer will be able to view the file. I do this by importing my original artwork into corel draw – render to bitmap – then export as a JPG file.

If you send actual artwork (e.g. as an .eps) there is a risk that it can be taken elsewhere to be made.

Some signmakers and designers create a pdf file (acrobat) which can be read by all computer systems and is not editable.

[John Childs]

We use Adobe Illustrator and send artwork as pdf files.

By generating pdfs from within Illustrator it is possible to send these files with editable vector artwork embedded, in fact that is the default, but we always make sure that this option is turned off. That way they can view but not copy.

We have, in the past, received pdf artwork from others where this has not been done and have been able to use the files. 😀

[John Singh]

Thanks Guys

Now all I need now are few moments to try it all out

Henry!
What time do you get up in the morning?? 😀
Do you have to feed the birds? 😆 😆

Cheers

John

[Henry Barker]

I was up late this morning when you reckon that we are 1 hour ahead, so it was 7.53am here. I have broadband at home and here at work and leave everything on and connected so often check as I arrive here or just before I leave home.

The business is on an industrial estate with about 500 small businesses and an out of town shopping centre, and I live on a farm 5 mins away…no rush hour traffic.

I am out with the dogs most mornings rather than birds 😀

[John Singh]

Hi Henry
Just having a coffee at the mo!*drink* ……and then back to work!!

Taking the dogs for a walk??…… live on a farm??…..

Sounds like you’re a composer, painter or poet

So that’s where you get you’re inspiration 😆 😆

Speak to you soon

John

[WP_Graphics]

I design my work in Corel Draw, then use corel capture, this way I can set everything and only include what I want the customer to see and it means that if I have heaps of stuff in the file I can select only what I need!

Gav

[John Singh]

Thanks Gav
Lost the touch with Corel since using Signlab for 3 years
However I’ve just opened Corel 8 up and found Corel capture
Very interesting!! 😛
This seems at surface to be a good way to do things 🙂
Haven’t got time yet to explore it yet

Cheers 😀 😀

John

[Deleted User]

.jpg is the way to go here. Most folks can open a .jpg very quickly.

[Bob Gilliland]

John,

When you have some time set aside for Corel Capture, you may want to check out this past post/feature. 🙂

https://www.uksignboards.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=11126#11126

[John Singh]

Thanks Scant and Bob

Bob
Thanks for the ref: I’ve printed the information off (19 pages! 😀 )
I shall read it during my lunch

Cheers 😀 😀

John

[Martin Pearson]

I always send artwork as a pdf, I can export as a pdf straight from the sign software so there is no messing about and the customer can view it but cant really do anything else with it. I havent come across anyone yet that cant open pdf files, but as Phil says jpegs work just as well. I think jpeg files tend to be larger than pdf files and as we cant get broadband here untill/if the exchange is upgraded I only have a 56k modem so the smaller I can keep the files the better.

[Joe McNamara]

You can press the PrtSc button and then paste it into illustrator or almost any other program and then save as jpeg or gif or tiff.
I tend to only send artwork via email to established customers………I’ve learned the hard way…..so I don’t do designs for the “cheapo” vinyl jockeys anymore!
Cheers
Joe

[Marcella Ross]

Hit Print scrn then paste it directly into your email

Marcella

[ruth]

In vinyl master pro you can create a jpeg and it can even create and attach it directly to an email ready for you to send to your customer.

I like VMP, I’ve used corel and VMP, I’m too tight to buy Signlab and VMP is certainly the smarter party in our little computer, human relationship.

[Marcella Ross]

Hi,
simply hit the print screen button on your keyboard, then paste it directly into your email. Couldn’t be simpler! The print screen button takes a ‘screenshot’ and places it in your clipboard, then you can paste into any application.

Marcella

[John Singh]

Thanks guys
I now have several ways of doing this

Spoilt for choice 😉 😉 😉

john