Adobe Photoshop/Book Cover Design

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Expert: - 9/12/2008


Question

Draft Cover
Hello
I need some assistance on designing front covers on Photoshop CS2.  I have a number of image CDs so that isn't the problem but I don't know how to layout the cover to include back/front and spine with measurements on there as well.

Any help would be gratefully received.

Regards

Answer
Hi Lisa,

The best thing is to make visual area in Photoshop and for final cutting, text and printing, take your visual to any other software i.e. Adobe In design or Illustrator,

Make you design in Photoshop exactly you want, but for printing purpose, import only visual from Photoshop and make all of the rest in lets say Adobe In design.

You paper around area (bleeding), perforations, crop marks, Text heading, body copy, even logo should be separate from your Photoshop file and should be done properly in Any other page formatting software.


If you need to know which software you can use instead the one I suggest, please do not hesitate to ask,


Regards
Huma
Location: Karachi-Pakistan

Huma Riaz

Expertise

I am a graphics Artist and i have about 5 years experience using pgotoshop, any one can write to me easily any specific question regarding print media, desktop publishing as well as web graphics, on both plate forms (PC and Mac).

Experience

Web Design, Print Media, Desktop Publishing

Organizations
yEvolve

Education/Credentials
4 year diploma in Graphics Design from Karachi School of arts

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