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• • February 2, 2017 at 8:55 am #91839
    Dan Harness

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    Hey everyone!

    I do a lot of working out on the pasteboard. I’m guessing this must be the wrong way to work as there would be an option that I can find to activate the ‘snap to’ in the pasteboard?

    Once I have a page laid out and it looks terrible but a few things sort of work I take copies to the pasteboard to fly through quick tests. This is how I work. How way off the mark am I? I’ve stumbled into graphic design sideways so I’m missing a lot of very basic information. Please forgive my ignorance.

    Many thanks
    Dan

  • February 2, 2017 at 9:19 am #91840
    Michele Jarosz

    Member

    I kind of came into graphic sideways too. But why are you working on the pasteboard? Seems like a waste of time. Why not just work in the actual template of what you are producing. You can always save it as something else like “Sample”. I find if I make a .pdf of the thing I get a better idea of how it’s going to look as the finished products i.e. scale, color, layout, etc.

  • February 2, 2017 at 9:37 am #91841
    Dan Harness

    Member

    Hi Michele

    Thanks for replying.

    I do work directly on the page to begin with but once I have a spread heading in the right direction I use it to refer to as I try some things quickly in the pasteboard. I guess I am working all wrong and should be creating temporary pages to try alternate layouts? It’s just easier to see both at once this way. I’ve been working with a lot of small photos and they have to follow some kind of pattern even though the images and amount of Images change from spread to spread. The template is loose because each spread can be dramatically different. I clearly don’t know what I’m talking about. I know this must sound all incredibly basic and I do need to get my head around proper working practices.

    Thanks again
    Dan

    • February 2, 2017 at 3:33 pm #91851
      Dwayne Harris

      Member

      Dan, I don’t have an answer.

      But–there’s nothing wrong with assembling things or testing things on the pasteboard. Many people do it (myself included).

      While I also have sample files, I still do things on the pasteboard.

      For example, had a job where all of the chapter titles were pieces of art. And some heads. We were supplied the art, which was good. But there were a few that were not provided, but they had provided an artfile of the entire alphabet. So a few short titles I had to create by putting the different letters in separate picture boxes and grouping and anchoring.

      I found it easier to assemble on the pasteboard than creating a new document.

      There is nothing wrong or improper about using the pasteboard. That’s what it’s there for. So don’t beat yourself up about it or think it makes you an amateur.

  • February 3, 2017 at 11:56 am #91885
    Dan Harness

    Member

    Hi Dwayne

    I do tend to throw things around to see what works quickly and the pasteboard is ideal for that if the page is already full of ‘stuff’. I guess there’s no right or wrong way if it works for you. My workflow is getting better so I’m sure I’ll find a more efficient way of working.

    Your job example is very much like the kinds or projects I’ve been working on recently, lots of bits and bobs that need to be nudged around till they find a home.

    Thanks for your response and kind words.

    • February 4, 2017 at 11:03 am #91916
      Dwayne Harris

      Member

      You’re welcome, Dan.

  • February 7, 2017 at 7:54 am #92016
    Andre Vandal

    Member

    Snap to guides works on the pasteboard, maybe your solution would be to use more guides? If you do not want to clutter your work space with too many guides from the pasteboard region simply put them on a separate layer then you can hide or trash them at will.

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