Would Publisher do the trick?

[mconridge]

Good'ay Guys and Gals,

We want to start designing our own flyers to then pass on to a (to be determined ;)) printer.

Would Microsoft Publisher 2007 do the trick or should we go for something else? We only want something simple, not something that may hurt the brain :)

Matthew

[Gavin-Design-Right]

Could be alot of work to get right , But if you think you can do it and save some money on the way have a go. You will never know.

If you would like a quote please drop me an email however. There will also be a 10% discount as you are a member here :)



P.s - I would recommend Neil at ScubaPrint as the printer

[cmarks]

You could do them in publisher, and then export / save them as a PDF via the office xps/pdf output add-on - or even a pdf printers... most printers like to recieve the items in print ready format (we always use PDFs). Doing them yourselves, you'll need to think about the colour matching (non calibrated screens, etc - will look different on paper than it does on screen) - but for something simple, it can't hurt :)

Photoshop, or a similar package will give you more flexibility..

Designing flyers isn't as expensive as you might think - if you posted a request for the serivce I'm sure you'd be suprised by some of the quotes?

[pjones99]

One of our clients (a school) produces their annual in Publisher and it's a pain in the whatsits. They have little choice because the kids produce there own sections and so each teacher needs a copy which means using a "proper" page layout prog would prove prohibitively expensive.

Each year we have issues with technical stuff like bleed and colour, and finding printers who are repared to handle the files is also a problem.

I would suggest using something else - after all - you want to project a professional image. Good luck

[Gavin-Design-Right]

I do not think people ( No offence ) Understand the amount of things that designers take into consideration , Things such as Bleed to people who are not designers are very rarley thought off. There was no offence in this post just glad the others said about that because you may know all about that, it will dsave you time when yiou go to a printer and find out it will look bad.

We have serveral Printers that can get them printed for you if you wish to let us design the Flyers for you :)

[reggiemental]

We get Publisher files on a regular basis. I would suggest using standard PC fonts, and if possible keep all artwork within the edge of the page. If you have any artwork touching the edge of the page, then we would normally have to bring the file into Illustrator to accommodate the 'bleeds'. (The artwork would need to extend the printed sheet by 3mm wherever it touches). Depending on the type of artwork, this can be very fiddly/time-consuming.

If the artwork doesn't touch the edges, then it's usually just a case of creating a pdf from this.

If you want the flyer printed in 1 or 2 spot colours then again, the file would have to be 'reworked' in Illustrator. (Check with your print supplier first. I would recommend staying with CMYK, or 4 colour process as it's also known).

If you also stay clear of Publisher-shipped special effects, e.g. gradient fills & 3D type effects, then you should be fine.

[mconridge]

Thanks for the input thus far.

We are only looking to design a set of flyers which are put in with a customers order, so it doesn't have to be the best of designs.

So far then, it's Photoshop. Any other recommendations?

[Eagle]

Use TIF format - saves a boatload of grief with missing fonts, fills etc. :)

[Calibre Designs]

CS3 for us - Photoshop/illustrator/indesign. For flyers then illustrator would be the best as the quality is kept in vector format and the file sizes are low.

Thanks
Kay

[wood1e2]

Keep away from MS Publisher...I work with a lot of printers and they curse all clients who think they are saving money with MS Publisher...Printers tend to use Adobe all the way through their printing process...

So any Adobe product Photoshop/Illustrator etc or Quark Express

If you can export as a PDF then that will help, make sure it exports as CMYK and 300dpi to get the quality print you need.

[Morgy]

Use MS Publisher then convert to PDF at least 300dpi - that's what I do.