some tips to take note of for printing posters
1) If your poster size is beyond A3 (which is the case for most poster presentation's posters......)
Please go to the shop and print it at least on the day before the presentation day. This is because beyond A3, laser printing cannot be done for most printing jobs that doesn't ask for much quantity. Most of the time, they have to use another process that is longer and more expensive.
So if you think that you can print it in the morning to present in the afternoon, I have to warn you that it will be more expensive and extremely risky
2) Which surface to use?
Gloss? Matte? Well, as Prof Ben would say, "I'm outsourcing this". I mean "IT DEPENDS!"
Glossy surfaces tend to make colours a little more contrasting, but the reflection will be a distraction and can make texts hard to read. So it depends on what you want lah.
3) Settings
Please make sure that you set your colour mode to CMYK for whatever programmes you're using! If not, your print out would usually be slightly darker and duller than what you see on screen.
That's all folks! All the best!
Please go to the shop and print it at least on the day before the presentation day. This is because beyond A3, laser printing cannot be done for most printing jobs that doesn't ask for much quantity. Most of the time, they have to use another process that is longer and more expensive.
So if you think that you can print it in the morning to present in the afternoon, I have to warn you that it will be more expensive and extremely risky
2) Which surface to use?
Gloss? Matte? Well, as Prof Ben would say, "I'm outsourcing this". I mean "IT DEPENDS!"
Glossy surfaces tend to make colours a little more contrasting, but the reflection will be a distraction and can make texts hard to read. So it depends on what you want lah.
3) Settings
Please make sure that you set your colour mode to CMYK for whatever programmes you're using! If not, your print out would usually be slightly darker and duller than what you see on screen.
That's all folks! All the best!
posted by mr luo at
06:52
5 Comments:
Some more tips - hope don't mind, yanjie..>_<
Last year's CS3216 we collated all the posters and printed together one day before at this place called Master Color at sophia road. (Google, you'll find it)
The guy took 15 mins to print n gloss a A3 poster, and it cost only $18 for A3 size. Note, some shops can charge up to $45 for A3 size matt printing, so this is really a bargain. ^_^
Good luck everyone!
-Wei Man
woo.. Thanks for the tips.. Anyway, where did u all print it at? I like wei man's suggestion of collating too.. hmm.. but $18 for A3 is cheap? den A1 poster should be crazily expensive?
I actually saw the A1 poster printing in SoC printing service.. Anyone used that before? $12 per page..
@Wei Man:
Of course don't mind lah. It's good to share!
You mean A3 or A2 or A1? A3 for $18 is very expensive!
@Wirus
I printed it at Goh Brothers, at NUS staff club. There are quite a few printers in Bras Brasah. But cause mine was a bit last minute, and I think that the format of 1 big A1 is very difficult to read, I chose to break it up into 4 A3s and mount them together.
Whoops I meant A1 size. And its with a layer of solid backing too, so the poster isn't just a flimsy piece of paper but firm. Cheap la~. ^_^
We printed together coz of transportation issue - big poster, hard to carry around on public transport. So we stowed all the posters in one nice guy's car and got him to drive the loot down the morning of the presentation. ^_^
-Wei Man
If you're just getting into A1 poster printing, it may be extremely useful to invest in some excellent computer software that can allow you to produce expert looking posters. There are several programs available to you. Just attempt to find 1 that's fairly easy to understand and will allow you to produce high quality pieces of function.
a1 printing
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