Creative Tip: From Design Into Print. Book or Podcast.

FromDesignIntoPrint-250px.pngOver the last few weeks we’ve been getting a lot of questions about printing, and prepress in our weekly InDesign classes.

For an understanding of the issues involved in reproducing your digital designs on old-fangled ink and paper, I highly recommend a newly updated book by Sandee Cohen:

Book: From Design Into Print

This book reads like a visual quickstart guide for professional printing, and does the best job I’ve seen of boiling down complex printing issues into a friendly, readable guide.

Web: From Design Into Print Blog.

iTunes: From Design Into Print Podcast.

For even more printing wisdom, check out Sandee’s related blog and podcast. The podcast in particular is a hoot.

Source: I’m working on enticing Sandee out to Seattle sometime this fall to lead a course on preparing digital files for professional printing for our worldwide audience. Interested in that? Leave a comment below if you’d like to see us offer an online course covering prepress and printing issues!

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42 Responses to “From Design Into Print. Book or Podcast.”

  1. Craig Swanson Says:

    Anyone interested in a free online “From Design into Print” course? If I can drum up enough interest, we might be able to entice Sandee to fly out to Seattle for one of our worldwide online classes!

  2. tanya nichols Says:

    Always interested in a Creative Techs course! Yay Sandee!

  3. Derek Watson Says:

    If it is as good as CreativeTechs other courses it would be unmissable, especially with someone of Sandee Cohen’s calibre leading it!

  4. Kim Johnson Says:

    I would be all over a “Design to Print” course! I have a few of Sandee’s books and love the straight forward, easy to understand language and visuals. I always go there first – even before an internet search – when I need help!

  5. Eileen Schmitz Says:

    I would be so appreciative of a “Design to Print” course. I know there is a lot to the topic, and my life would be so much simpler if I understood it better. Please, pleeezzze, pleeeeeeeezzzzzzze?

  6. Carolyn bedford Says:

    I would love a “Design to Print” course. Right now the whole subject is confusing to me after getting bits and pieces from various sources.

  7. Linda Wood Says:

    A Design to Print webinar would be fabulous! I’m fairly new to InDesign (from Quark) and feel like I need to know the in’s & out’s of InDesign to print. Pretty please!!

  8. Heidi Says:

    Yes! Very interested in another terrific CreativeTechs course…if Sandee can explain complex pre-press and make it user-friendly, that would be great.

  9. Donna Gonzalez Says:

    Yes. And, yes! Getting real-life (and real detailed) info on how to get those great designs “out of the computer” and onto paper would be really fantastic. There still are a few of us out here who continue to work in the “old-fangled” world of print!

  10. Kathy Stefick Says:

    YES! I am one of those rare people who still prints newspaper. Design to Print webinar would be so welcome.

  11. Nellyann Says:

    YeS! PLEASE. I’m very interested.

  12. JKH Says:

    I would definitely be interested in design to print course. Thanks!

  13. Billie Says:

    Please…..I would love to see this!

  14. Manuel Says:

    REally Really Interested!!!

  15. Sandra Armstrong Says:

    Yes . . . I am already starting my list of questions!

  16. Kim Says:

    I’m very interested. I’ve not read her books yet but I’m thankful that you’ve put her on my radar. I would love to know more – printing issues are always made better with experience and I would love to learn from the best. Thanks

  17. Linda Says:

    Yes, yes, yes!

  18. Bryonna Says:

    Yes please! Print can be tricky and learning to navigate that with Sandee Cohen and Creative Techs would be most welcome!

  19. Karen Says:

    Absolutely yes! I teach Photoshop but use it primarily for web graphics, and when I get to the chapters about print, I feel much less confident that I really know what I’m talking about. A “From Design to Print” webinar would be wonderful!

  20. Diane Says:

    Yes please! That would be fabulous!!!!

  21. Marissa Says:

    Yes, please!

  22. Marie Says:

    Yes it would be great to have not just one but a series of Design to Print webinars.

  23. Shelley Lipton Says:

    Always looking to tweak the 3800, profiles, calibrations, and how to get the most out of paper. This would be highly welcomed.

  24. Ter Widen Says:

    “Absolutely!” She enthusiastically replied!

  25. Aaron Says:

    “Sounds worthwhile to me!” he agreed.

  26. Elisabeth Trostli Says:

    Hi there,
    I would be very interested in a Webinar on the subject of Design into Print! I teach Design and Visual Communications at a vocational high school, and could see very relevant info being taught – especially by such a great teacher as Sandee Cohen -

  27. Connie Says:

    I think this is a fantastic idea! Yes, yes, yes!

  28. Rhonda Michelle Steward Says:

    Would love to participate in a class like this!

  29. Elisa Dell'Amico Says:

    Yes, please – I’d love to attend a design into print course or workshop!

  30. Batool Nasir Says:

    Yes I would be very much interested in this course.

  31. Judy Petry Says:

    Yes! Great idea! Would love it!

  32. Julie Says:

    Absolutely! I would take a course with Sandee on anything!

  33. Kate Connellan Says:

    Count me in! – I have needed this knowledge for local printing but now I’m also looking at having things printed out of China but I have no way of knowing the best way to prepare and send things.

  34. Sally Porter Says:

    That would be wonderful. Sandee, CreativeTechs, and InDesign… what a combo!

  35. Jane Hamilton Says:

    Sounds great. Since we had to fire our employee for theft I have been helping out at my husband’s printing business and need more training. BTW, I keep amazing him with the stuff I am learning from the Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator webinars. Pretty cool considering he has been in the business for 33 years.

  36. Evi Says:

    Yes, yes, yes!

  37. Justine Says:

    sure am!

  38. Gayle MacArthur Says:

    Great idea. This class would be very useful.

  39. Karen Kreps Says:

    I’d love if this included really entry level info about preparing design for print.

  40. jing Says:

    yes please~~~

  41. Teri Power Says:

    Sign me up! some of the most frustrating issues are with…printing!!

  42. LearnDrumsInfo Says:

    Cheers, great post.

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