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Originally Posted by facialfreak
I agree - in theory with using Illustrator ... but the problem I found with this, is that most "professional" print shops don't even know what to do with a .ai file ... sad but true
I found the best way to make everybody happy, was to do the artwork in Photoshop at 600 dpi .... yes it makes for a large file weight, but at 600 dpi full-page (8 x 10) you can still enlarge it to banner/poster size without enough degradation to be a concern.
And if you are going to have a print shop print your fliers/cards/etc., converting them to a .PDF file will save you the most aggravation in the end.
If you are doing a set size graphic such as a business card or a flier, or even a T-Shirt transfer ... then 300 dpi is more than enough ...
But for a logo, if there is even a 2% chance that one day you may want a banner sized graphic, be safe and render it in 600 dpi.
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I usually make my design then save it as an eps. I then break any text into outlines and save a copy as something like "logo_ol.eps" and give that to the printer. If the printer can open a psd they should be able to open up a eps or a pdf.
If you absolutely have to you can save an eps as a layered psd via illustrator. if you need to make it larger you can just edit the size in illustrator and resave a copy as a psd in the desired size, automatically set at 300. Doing it this way, you dont have to save it at 600 dpi etc.
To be honest, I am a photoshop guy more than an illustrator guy. I can't draw freehand for crap and my freehand pen tool work sucks (awesome at tracing with it though lmfao). I can honestly tell you as a designer since 03 that every working day I have to open and use ps to get my work done, and most of the print work / ai stuff is left for the print designer. That being said I still go to illustrator if I am forced to do print design for the type.I save pshop for web work or the non vector stuff(images, filter created art, etc)
again, you can do it both ways but I think Illustrator is a safer bet when creating a logo, but thats just me.