Forums: Design:

Yup, here we go again.

Typography links, good stock photo sites, you name it - please post your design resource links here.

fonts:

http://www.1001freefonts.com/fontfiles/main.htm
http://www.fontfreak.com/
http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/

logo research:
http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/

stock photos:
(free) http://www.sxc.hu/
(low cost pay site) http://www.istockphoto.com

Originally posted by clayinspector
A" size millimetres
2A0 - 1,189 x 1,682 mm
A0 - 841 x 1,189 mm
A1 - 594 x 841 mm
A2 - 420 x 594 mm
A3 - 297 x 420 mm
A4 - 210 x 297 mm
A5 - 148 x 210 mm
A6 - 105 x 148 mm
A7 - 74 x 105 mm


Originally posted by Stmoo
International Paper Sizes


Originally posted by Obscure/Renegade
A nice Conversion Table for distance, weight, and volume.


Originally posted by Phantom
Book Size Site
CD Inlays

Fonts:
http://www.wantedfonts.com/
http://www.dafont.com/en/
http://www.fontfoundry.com/
http://www.identifont.com/
http://freethemes.tele.net/fonts/fonts/fontsection.htm
http://www.t26.com/ <---O/R's Favorite
http://www.fontsforflash.com/
http://miniml.com/fonts/
http://www.misprintedtype.com/v3/fonts.php
http://www.acidfonts.com/
http://www.abstractfonts.com/fonts/
http://www.fontfreak.com/index2.htm

P'shop/Graphics:
http://www.bluevertigo.com.ar/bluevertigo.htm
http://www.greynotgrey.com/ian/tutes/
http://resources.graphic-forums.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=8
http://tioem.com/stuff/brushes.html

Color:
http://www.visibone.com/colorlab/
http://www.webwhirlers.com/colors/wizard.asp
http://www.colormix.com/
http://www.pixy.cz/apps/barvy/index-en.html
http://color.twysted.net/


I have the stock photo resource thread in my email at work. I'll post that tomorrow.

//edit

shoulda looked at the tutorials thread before posting the preparing for print.

||No worries. -O/R||

Original Question:

What is the difference between Black and Registration in Quark.
Black comes out grey when exported as an eps, while the registration comes out black, but eats into the text a little.
So how do i get a real black backgound in Quark

O/R:
There's no difference w/regards to registration & black in QX—
other than the fact that you don't want to use either one
for CMYK. Create a Rich Black instead:

C=20
M=0
Y=0
K=100

If your job is one-color (black) or two colors (ie: black & PMS 289)
then you can use the regular Black in QX. If your job is
just C & K, you can use a blend— just alert the printer.

Tha.Riddla:
Why not:
C=100
M=100
Y=100
K=100
?
I use that in illustrator instead of black when I want black, and it's whoopass.

[EDIT: This is, technically, the "Registration color". It was
important for film (since it allowed for crops on each separation)
but not so much these days. RIP software handles that part.]


O/R:
It might be whoopass on a monitor, but that's bad news in
the print world; What works on a monitor doesn't necessarily
work on a physical surface.

Anytime you start going over 320-330 points of color, you will
start having major problems with drying, plugging, hickeys,
and host of other paper-related issues, like the ink sliding &
curling back because the paper can't absorb the ink properly,
or the tooth will flatten & dull your color as well.

And forget trying to lay an aqueous coat or a varnish on
top of THAT, you might as well use mud. Also, you could
have some issues with the rollers, blankets, & the plates
trying to hold & place all of that ink, etc. etc. etc.

Trust me— we have four of the best Heidelbergs money
can buy, and I have pushed them as far as they can be pushed
working with CMYK. Going over 320 is risky, and over
340 is asking for disaster.


Thad:
You can never get a true RGB black in CMYK. That said, I tend to run a rich black on the printer at:

C=40
M=30
Y=25
K=100

Especially if there is any gradients, so there is color in the black for each color to gradiate into.

It should be added that while some of these links advertise free use of their images without cost of royalty, you should excercise extreme caution and research when using these images. Read the usage agreements carefully. Most photographers provide information next to their work besides the photos. So if you are in doubt as to whether or not the creator is retaining rights to the images, DO NOT hesitate to contact them and clarify the situation. It is best to arrange an agreement with the photographer that clears you of any ramifications of copyright infringement, especially when working on a paying commercial project.

http://www.photocase.de/ (If you don't speak German, you can run the site through babelfish)
http://www.istockphoto.com/
http://gimp-savvy.com/PHOTO-ARCHIVE/
http://stock.d2.hu/index.phtml
http://www.freestockphotos.com/
http://www.freefoto.com/
http://www.imageafter.com/
http://www.webshots.com
http://www.uni-koblenz.de/~folka/links/links.php
http://www.stock.b-man.dk
http://www.morguefile.com
http://www.visipix.com/
http://www.istockphoto.com
http://www.pictor.com
http://www.imagebank.com
http://www.ditto.com
http://www.twistedlens.com
http://www.bciusa.com
http://www.photo.net
http://www.gograph.com
http://www.photonica.com
http://www.freeimages.co.uk
http://www.archivephotos.com
http://www.pro-visions.com
http://www.snap-shot.com
http://www.freemediaarchive.com
http://www.zing.com
http://www.ablestock.com
http://www.alaskastock.com
http://www.comstock.com
http://www.creatas.com
http://www.CSAImages.com
http://www.FoodPix.com
http://www.imagesource.com
http://www.MasterFile.com
http://www.PictureQuest.com
http://www.punchstock.com
http://www.stockbyte.com
http://www.SuperStock.com
http://www.ThinkStock.com
http://www.wonderfile.com
http://www.workbookstock.com
http://www.YankeeImage.com
http://picturestation.net

Awesome Japanese font site with English alphabets ....

http://www2.wind.ne.jp/maniackers/designfont.html

Originally posted by old jag
http://www.mariaclaudiacortes.com/

Everything you always wanted to know about colors, but were afraid to ask.

Originally posted by arigato
logo research:
http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/

That's a cool site. Here's another:

http://www.logoed.fsnet.co.uk/

Different Theme Fonts

http://www.moorstation.org/typoasis/themes.htm

A range of packaging templates - CD packaging & labelling, VHS, DVD, etc.
http://www.peopleproductions.com/duplication/templates.asp

Photoshop, Illustrator & QuarkXpress shortcuts (Mac & PC - excluding PC alt windows tabbing shortcuts)
http://www.printanddisplay.ie/new_designDen_shortcutsIllu.htm

A handy reference for quick help on how to do in mac what you do in xp.

http://www.xvsxp.com/

a whole lotta Photoshop tutes



http://www.tutorialoutpost.com/photo-editing/340

http://www.morguefile.com/

alvit.de/handbook/ has about everything a web designer might need.

vads.ahds.ac.uk/diad_search.html

online archives of the Design journal from 1965-1974 (before computers)

eGAD!
Good find.

Photo to pencil sketch tutorial (that works well!)

graphic-design.com/Photoshop/pencil_sketch/index.html

colorblender.com/

pick a color and it gives you a bend of six colors that go with it.

Really good blog entires over at oswd.org (Ruby, CSS, Design, etc...)

Sweet: typetester.maratz.com

color resources I'm finding useful this week:

webwhirlers.com/colors/combining.asp a color calculator that gives you triad, complimentary, analogous, split complimentary and tint & shade or saturation variants that go with a single color colors

snook.ca/technical/colour_contrast/colour.html a color contrast checked that looks at W3C compliance.

nils.org.au/ais/web/resources/contrast_analyser/index.html downloadable color contrast tester app for Windows (freeware)

456bereastreet.com/archive/200310/colour_in_design/ color selection & color blindness

slayeroffice.com/tools/color_palette/ yet another color palette creator