Printing a logo off computer
I am designing a business card. I went on line and saved a clip art. When I go to print the logo on paper it is all digitized, ragged. What am I doing wrong? Or can't you do this?
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Vector graphics are resolution independent. If you downloaded the logo from the Net, was it a bitmap? Then it could very well be set for monitor resolution at either 72dpi or 96dpi? These will virtually always produce jagged images when printed.
You need to be using a bitmap image of at least 300dpi. Or try doing a search for a vector logo alternative with an .ai extension. When you import into your graphic program(?), it will need to be converted to a bitmap @300dpi. Make sure your biz card template is also set at 300dpi.
A vector graphics program such as Adobe Illustrator or equivalent is much better for laying out graphics for printing such as a biz card. You can easily resize the type/graphics without any loss in quality. That's not necessarily the case with a bitmap based program such as Photoshop, where you need to pay attention to you graphic resolution more carefully, in order to get the best printing results.
You need to be using a bitmap image of at least 300dpi. Or try doing a search for a vector logo alternative with an .ai extension. When you import into your graphic program(?), it will need to be converted to a bitmap @300dpi. Make sure your biz card template is also set at 300dpi.
A vector graphics program such as Adobe Illustrator or equivalent is much better for laying out graphics for printing such as a biz card. You can easily resize the type/graphics without any loss in quality. That's not necessarily the case with a bitmap based program such as Photoshop, where you need to pay attention to you graphic resolution more carefully, in order to get the best printing results.
