Best resolution for designing logos

[dwsmith98]

Hi all! Am transitioning from Xara to CorelDraw (because of new job). Question...what is the best way to specify a high resolution image (for a logo) in CorelDraw 12 - intended for eventual enlargment for signage, posters, billboards, etc.? And HOW do I do it? It seems that CorelDraw only allows a rendering resolution of 300 dpi (via Tools->Options->Workspace->General)??? Thanks in advance!

[sallybode]

Unless you are dealing with bitmaps and not vectors, then scaling is not a factor since vector graphics scale beautifully.

However, you can design exactly at the dimensions you need, you can make a custom page albeit you may be measuring in feet and inches (I'd make the units consistent, just inches for example).

[Peter Clifton]

Don't go overboard when specifing bitmap resolution for large format printing.

For magazines and other print jobs a bitmap resolution of around 300 pixels per inch is a typical rule of thumb, but this is for something viewed at no more than arms length.

One larger, screen print job I have did was designed to be viewed from at least 10 feet away and at this distance you can drop the resolution, you will need to experiment, but I got good results with bitmaps at 120 pixels per inch.

Note these are for 'photograph' type bitmaps.

For 'clean' lines in logos they should be created as a vector graphic that, as has been mentioned already, scales to the resolution of the print device, if output correctly.

HTH

Peter

[Sark]

Just to add.

The rendering res is "not" restricted to 300dpi. You should be able to set it to any desired res.

Sark