Sizing Question

[KimMoore]

Hi Damien,

I'm making a flyer in photoshop to be printed normal A4 size, but will also be printed as a sign like a house forsale sign.  How would I size this?

I started by making a new black document & added in piece by piece after that.

[Damien Symonds]

As long as all the text and logos are vectors, and as long as you Placed the image (not copied and pasted it in) so it's a smart object, the whole design can be resized to any size you want.

https://www.damiensymonds.net/trainingprepress.html

[KimMoore]

Yes, I placed all the images in separately.

When I made the initial file I made it a size in inches to see what size I need to work with the photo.  I know this isn't correct, do I use pixels to make the correct size & what size do I use.  I'm a real newby in this size stuff.

and I will sign up for the trainingprepress class.   

 

 

 

[Damien Symonds]

You may rest assured that the size doesn't matter.

But the shape definitely matters.  And the design you showed me above doesn't look like A4 shape?

 

[KimMoore]

No its not.

Sorry to explain.  I have been asked to make a flyer for the above event, for printing flyers, for fb add's & also to go on a road side sign using corflute (forsale sign board).

To be honest I have no idea how to size this, but I know I am using a landscape photo to fit in it as above.

[Damien Symonds]

Shape is so important, and if they're asking you to design something that will be printed in different shapes ... well, that's definitely a hassle.

Do you know the exact dimensions of the corflute print?

[KimMoore]

Or am I ok with how it is?

 

[KimMoore]

No I don't, I'm wondering if I should look up standard sizing.

I will see if I can check with the printing company over the weekend what size they have.

[KimMoore]

They have said 900mm x 600mm

[Damien Symonds]

Ah crap.  That's nothing like A4 shape

[Damien Symonds]

Ok, design the A4 one first, and get it perfect and completely approved.

Then save a different copy of it for the 900x600 version, and move the items around as needed.

[KimMoore]

Thanks Damien