Re: [Gimp-user] logo manipulation
Leon for...@gimpusers.com writes: I am a complete beginner and I have to be honestI'm struggling. I created a logo for my new business, but when I try to place the logo in a box on indesign or such like, the logo comes out looking blurry or smudged. I think it's to do with it being resized. Can anyone please advise me (in very simple terms)how to manipulate the image without it ending up looking so poor? With all respect, if you take your business serously, and expect your future prospects to take you seriously, hire a professional designer. While drawing something logo-like is easy at first, designing a good logo, and associated styles for company stationary, business cards, web site and so on is a job for a professional, not for a 'complete beginner'. -- Johan ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] logo manipulation
Leon wrote: I am a complete beginner and I have to be honestI'm struggling. I created a logo for my new business, but when I try to place the logo in a box on indesign or such like, the logo comes out looking blurry or smudged. Since you are working on a logo for a business you should use a vector based editing program. That will allow you to create bitmap versions of your logo at any size you need without loss of quality. ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
[Gimp-user] logo manipulation
Hello All, I am a complete beginner and I have to be honestI'm struggling. I created a logo for my new business, but when I try to place the logo in a box on indesign or such like, the logo comes out looking blurry or smudged. I think it's to do with it being resized. Can anyone please advise me (in very simple terms)how to manipulate the image without it ending up looking so poor? Many thanks Leon -- Leon (via www.gimpusers.com) ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] logo manipulation
Hi Leon, A few thoughts / questions for you to consider and experiment with. a) When you take about placing it in Indesign, can I assume that this is for PRINT use? If that is the case, then 1) It should be CREATED in Gimp with a resolution of AT LEAST 300 dpi (that is enough, but less than that is too little for PRINT use). b) The file format should NOT be JPEG (.jpg) or GIF (.gif). Too many people try and use those types of WEB formats for PRINT work. I either use TIFF (.tif) or EPS (.eps). You will have to experiment with what your program likes. c) NEVER resize a graphic in some other application such as Indesign or whatever. Always CREATE your graphic in a graphic program such as Gimp. Test printing it from the graphic program. Then place it, without any size or scaling change in the other program. If you look on my website, I have a Viking logo. I have created at least 10 different ORIGINAL sizes and formats (.tif vs .jpg, etc.) for all the different uses of it in print, on the web, etc., etc. This is a critical point which most people overlook. There are lots of other things that can go wrong, but these are starting points. If you are still having the problem, then we need to exact details of your process of creation, import into other program, use, etc., etc., including links to examples of the actual image files, etc. On 08/29/2010 12:55 PM, Leon wrote: Hello All, I am a complete beginner and I have to be honestI'm struggling. I created a logo for my new business, but when I try to place the logo in a box on indesign or such like, the logo comes out looking blurry or smudged. I think it's to do with it being resized. Can anyone please advise me (in very simple terms)how to manipulate the image without it ending up looking so poor? Many thanks Leon -- Jay Smith e-mail: j...@jaysmith.com mailto:j...@jaysmith.com website: http://www.JaySmith.com Jay Smith Associates P.O. Box 650 Snow Camp, NC 27349 USA Phone: Int+US+336-376-9991 Toll-Free Phone in US Canada: 1-800-447-8267 Fax: Int+US+336-376-6750 ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] logo manipulation
Leon wrote: Hello All, I am a complete beginner and I have to be honestI'm struggling. I created a logo for my new business, but when I try to place the logo in a box on indesign or such like, the logo comes out looking blurry or smudged. I think it's to do with it being resized. Can anyone please advise me (in very simple terms)how to manipulate the image without it ending up looking so poor? Many thanks Leon Adding to what Jay said... I don't know about indesign, but it's a good rule of thumb to design images to fit the size of the space rather than forcing the size using html or CSS. Depending on the size/dimensions, this can be drastically better for improving page load speed. Also, there is less guesswork in how the pixels will be forced, squeezed. 1. Look at the html page and find the size the image is being constrained to fit 2. Load the image in GIMP 3. Image -- Scale Image and adjust the dimensions 4. If it gets a little fuzzy as it is downsized, do Filters -- Enhance -- Sharpen and use somewhere around 40-50 to start 5. If it's a jpeg, when it asks for quality as you are saving, use somewhere around 75 is usually good enough for web site viewing. Also since jpegs are lossy (every time you resave you use quality) try to avoid doing repetitive work on the same image. If you are starting with an absolutely huge image know that it may not be reasonable to downsize to a diminutive space and retain the same clarity. -- Bob Meetin dotted i 303-926-0167 (home/business) www.dottedi.biz/blog.php ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
