BAJA TYM - thanks for sharing examples of your great work - very impressive! At first I wasn't following the need to use InDesign, but I see now that the layout of the tricky printing for a pamphlet would be made much easier using it.
Can you talk a bit more about your printing process - what kind of paper, what did you print them on and how did you get such nice curves on the edges? I am working on personal Blade Runner project and any tips on your production process would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
- James
Hello James,
Well, there’s not too much to add, but I’ll try.
Paper: for the cover I used generic/simple hot-pressed card stock. I put the smooth side out and the more rough side inward. The inter sheets are just multipurpose printer paper.
Printing Method: Consumer grade HP Laser Jet, nothing special.
- For the cover, I print them one side at a time. The toner on the cover may flake during use, depending on the amount of color applied.
- I always print the cover and the interior separately.
- Bleed, registration, ticks/trim lines... these are all your friend. Design so you’ll need to trim excess material from the paper. Make ticks to ID the top, bottom, center and sides. I even make ticks to show where to place the staples. When the paper are aligned I uses a ruler, then trim the pages with either a sharp hobby knife or a paper cutter. How I cut the sheets depends on the number of pages/thickness of the book. There're many approaches to getting a nice square book.
Corners: Just a corner cutter, this one actually...
here. When I worked in the industry I had access to an industrial-grade cutter, but the small one does just fine for small projects. I cut the book square first, then use the corner cutter to round the edges. This cutter I've linked is great because it has 3 size options. It's great for replica ID card and other prop documents.
Let me know if you have other specific questions, I'm happy to help with any specific question you have. Feel free to PM me if need be.
-- James
