Xara Xone Workbook #27 - Free mini-tutorials

[gwpriester]

This month, the Workbook explores some ways to get your Xara documents onto paper. From creating a simple logo, to a 2 spot color business card, to printing your own color stationery on your desktop printer, and ending with printing a PDF file using PDF995 to give to a commercial printing company.

Comments, questions, typo patrol, welcome as always.

Gary

[gwpriester]

This month, the Workbook explores some ways to get your Xara documents onto paper. From creating a simple logo, to a 2 spot color business card, to printing your own color stationery on your desktop printer, and ending with printing a PDF file using PDF995 to give to a commercial printing company.

Comments, questions, typo patrol, welcome as always.

Gary

[RTK]

Hey, great Workbook, Gary!

I really enjoy the logo tutorial, and I think it's something you should persue in your Workbook series! Your way of thinking comes across really well, and will help Xara, and non-Xara users alike. Given some time, those non-Xara users will discover your Workbooks, and Xara X1 as well. http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif The logo tutorials will help non logo creators also - there's more going on there than "just" creating a logo.

What do you say people? More logo tutorials? I say a BIG "YES!"

[gwpriester]

I guess you and I are the only ones interested, Risto. :-)

Gary

[raynerj]

Hi Gary,

The forum went a little funky yesterday. Took forever to load or post a response. So, maybe a couple of the guys missed the anouncement. I did not have the time to take a look at it. I am very interested in looking at this particular subject area myself.

[esanabri]

I liked the workbook a lot...

the information comes acroos real easy and opens up a whole lot of posibilities

[TimS]

I'm with you Risto!!!!

I also like to see examples of how the logo can be used.

Gary I still have my old Corel Magazines and often you would show how to use the logo in different ways such as bullets in a flyer, once there was one where it was used on a jar of jelly beans. My favorite was the design you did for a friend of yours for a classic car magazine where you not only designed the logo but showed examples of the layout of the magazine incorporating the logo. All great stuff, just as this workbook is. 5 stars from me too.
tim

[raynerj]

Had a moment or two at work. Well worth my time! Excellent job Gary!

[RAMWolff44]

Wonderful workbook and useful information Gary.

T H A N K S ! http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[gregraphic]

I'm with you Risto and Gary..a big YES on any logo tutorials..Designing a logo can be the most frustrating of all experiences. There are logos and then the are LOGOS. What you're trying to do is convey everything you're or they're (company, institution, whatever)about and set the "vibe" at the same time, ( I don't think there is really a word for it, but you know what I'm saying). It's not just a matter of getting an idea and using it, it has to pass all sorts of "usability" tests...will it be as effective in black&white?, will it be as good in cmyk as it is in rgb?, will it be good at 5mm height as 5000mm height? is it easy or expensive to fabricate into signage? (neon, vinyl,can you get a match in neon glass, vinyl, paint?) or, as in Ed's case a die for metal stamping?..does it use any special spot colours?, will it be economical to print? a good designer looks at all these scenarios,as I've said before..some of the most colourful signs and logos I've ever seen are in black&white...think about it, I could go on and on and on but yes, any tutorials welcome here.