Fonts and Printing

"MW" wrote in message

I am making a brochure for a client, and I am making at actual size so that it is ‘copy ready’.

The main issue I have is the font: the maximum sized fonts I use in photoshop is way too small for a 4 inch x 9 inch brochure. I used the little window in photoshop (I am using CS) where the font size can be increased by taking the font from 100% to 200%.

The problem is that in the "proof" for the brochure, the fonts are just slightly pixelated.

Is there a way to increase font size without gaining that pixelization?

Thanks,

-MR

Have you tried producing a graphic file in another program and pasting it into your brochure? You can get pretty big font sizes in, say, Windows Paint among other programs.

Norm

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MW wrote:

I am making a brochure for a client, and I am making at actual size so that it is ‘copy ready’.

The main issue I have is the font: the maximum sized fonts I use in photoshop is way too small for a 4 inch x 9 inch brochure. I used the little window in photoshop (I am using CS) where the font size can be increased by taking the font from 100% to 200%.

The problem is that in the "proof" for the brochure, the fonts are just slightly pixelated.

Is there a way to increase font size without gaining that pixelization?

True Type fonts are scalable up to around 3500 pts.

Simply highlight the pt size (click and drag) type in whatever point size you want and hey presto! it’s done.

"MW" wrote in message

I am making a brochure for a client, and I am making at actual size so that it is ‘copy ready’.

The main issue I have is the font: the maximum sized fonts I use in photoshop is way too small for a 4 inch x 9 inch brochure. I used the little window in photoshop (I am using CS) where the font size can be increased by taking the font from 100% to 200%.

The problem is that in the "proof" for the brochure, the fonts are just slightly pixelated.

Is there a way to increase font size without gaining that pixelization?

Thanks,

-MR

that is the wrong box to change
change the font size using that box distorts the existing size text by transforming the proportions
the drop down only goes up to 72 point but you can fill in any size you want

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MW wrote:

I am making a brochure for a client, and I am making at actual size so that it is ‘copy ready’.

The main issue I have is the font: the maximum sized fonts I use in photoshop is way too small for a 4 inch x 9 inch brochure.

STOP!!! You are making a mistake.

Do not create brochures in Photoshop. That is *not* what the tool is appropriate for. Photoshop should not be used to set type. What you are doing is driving nails with a screwdriver instead of a hammer.

Do your graphics in Photoshop. Set your type in a page layout program like InDesign or QuarkXPress or even Microsoft Publisher.

I used the
little window in photoshop (I am using CS) where the font size can be increased by taking the font from 100% to 200%.

The problem is that in the "proof" for the brochure, the fonts are just slightly pixelated.

Is there a way to increase font size without gaining that pixelization?

Well, yes. Photoshop is a raster graphics program. It works in pixels.

Photoshop can create vector type, but only if you save the file in certain formats–and the type still will not look as good as it will if you use a page layout program and not Photoshop.

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"tacit" wrote in message

In article ,
MW wrote:

I am making a brochure for a client, and I am making at actual size so that it is ‘copy ready’.

The main issue I have is the font: the maximum sized fonts I use in photoshop is way too small for a 4 inch x 9 inch brochure.

STOP!!! You are making a mistake.

Do not create brochures in Photoshop. That is *not* what the tool is appropriate for. Photoshop should not be used to set type. What you are doing is driving nails with a screwdriver instead of a hammer.
Do your graphics in Photoshop. Set your type in a page layout program like InDesign or QuarkXPress or even Microsoft Publisher.

I used the
little window in photoshop (I am using CS) where the font size can be increased by taking the font from 100% to 200%.

The problem is that in the "proof" for the brochure, the fonts are just slightly pixelated.

Is there a way to increase font size without gaining that pixelization?

Well, yes. Photoshop is a raster graphics program. It works in pixels.
Photoshop can create vector type, but only if you save the file in certain formats–and the type still will not look as good as it will if you use a page layout program and not Photoshop.

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Art, photography, shareware, polyamory, literature, kink: all at http://www.xeromag.com/franklin.html

FWIW I have submitted (by request of client and printer) many many PS files for 8.5×11 size print jobs with absolutely no issues using embedded type as raster. In fact many times I have had to submit them as 300 dpi compressed JPGS and they printed just perfect. Look exactly like what I got on screen and in my inkjet proofs.
Although it is NOT an ideal program for layout, it will work.

She is using the box to distort the type instead of the box that controls the point size.

MS Publisher is OK but not great. You can export as a PDF from it for most print shops. If you save as a Publisher doc make sure they have the same version or you will have problems.