Category: PDF

Artworker updates print design layout of artist exhibition catalogue in InDesign

Freelance Artworker uses existing styling and branding set up by a Graphic Designer

From InDesign files with existing styling and branding designed in InDesign by Jenifer Rose. Sarahjane created the new exhibition artist catalogue with images and text supplied by M1 Fine Art. Corrections made from Acrobat Reader using the PDF comments tools.

Artworker for M1 Fine Art

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Illustrator drawings copied and draws from photographs

Artworker creates installation diagram in Adobe Illustrator

Drawn over the top of photographs to create a perfect simple outline illustration to use as an installation diagrams. These drawings are made as a vector file and can be used in multiple ways either for print and on the web.

Keeping the artwork to exactly the client specifications to create ‘how to’ diagrams.

A vector file says Adobe can be “infinitely adjust in size without losing resolution“, keeping your drawings clean and crisp looking. An Artworker will make additional jpeg or png’s for your website in the correct size and shape.

Killer Creative, Freelance Artworker.

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Magazine what’s on guide layout by Freelance Artworker

Publishing Artworker Sarahjane Jackson

Graphic Designer’s involved in publishing hire Sarahjane from time to time to help out when they are busy designing. Involved layout that consist of times, dates and places requires a your full attention especially in a ‘What’s On Guide’.

Sarahjane was asked to help out with local magazine Seaford Scene and Eastbourne Old Town Criers. She is highly organised and thoroughly enjoys the challenge. Using style sheets in InDesign to make the design consistent and quicker to layout.

Fran Tegg Publishing Artworker, Sarahjane Jackson

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A5 leaflets for Golf Course InDesign Artworker Sarahjane Jackson, Brighton

A5 leaflets for Golf Course artworker Sarahjane Jackson, Brighton
A5 leaflets for Golf Course artworker Sarahjane Jackson, Brighton

Resizing a layout from an A4 folder into A5 leaflet

Propeller’s Senior Designer had created the basic template in A4. The artwork was to be resized to A5, obviously the font would be too small with a reduced print so a new layout using the existing components had to be created. Once this template was approved, all the other 12 golf course leaflets had to be created, changing the elements for each individual features. This also lead to creating handbooks, flyers, business cards and brochures in-house.

Branded Microsoft Word template created by Artworker at Fruit Design, Brighton

Branded Microsoft Word template created by Sarahjane Jackson, Freelance Artworker Brighton UK
Branded Microsoft Word template created by Sarahjane Jackson, Freelance Artworker Brighton UK

Microsoft Word can be tamed by a designer!

Sarahjane created a Microsoft Word template for University of Cambridge, using Fruit Design‘s InDesign template. They wanted a template to help standardise all their paperwork. Fruit Design’s designer had created the new brand, Sarahjane recreated this style into Microsoft Word. Using headers, footers and Microsoft styles to create a variety of templates. Once these templates are save, it is hard to save over, always giving you a new document.

Multi page handbook created in InDesign and saved as a print ready artwork PDF

From Designer to Artworker

The Propeller designer created the concept pages and I continued the rest of the 91 page booklet from supplied text and images. Using paragraph styles, master pages and object styles to keep this layout consistent throughout. Plus this also help make the layout quicker.

Propeller DPI Artworker

Newsletter created in InDesign

Saved to a png, JPEG or PDF

Newsletters are usually a simple layout consisting of text and images. Created in InDesign and then save to your preferred format.

Propeller DPI Artworker

Text heavy craft manuals InDesign layout

Using Designer corporate branding and guidelines

Sarahjane took on the mammoth text heavy layout project in InDesign of EDF’s craft manuals. Eight manuals in total with around 600 pages long each. The original 1970’s manuals where scanned into word files then Sarahjane imported them into InDesign. Using styles she made from the corporate branding and guidelines to create a consistent document. This also links to automated contents pages for each section. Please see Sarahjane’s references.

Image Data Group, Freelance Artworker, Sarahjane Jackson

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What is an Artworker?

An Artworker is the designer’s mechanic

A car designer will never build or maintain a car, the mechanic does.

A professional Artworker uses InDesign to its full potential (e.g. master pages, styles, keyboard shortcuts, TOC’s etc.). Creating a clean and tidy print ready layout and will be quicker than a designer. This is excellent for large page documents / catalogues / brochures / reports and tenders, keeping consistencies and to corporate branding. An Artworker will also predict future amends and create the layout accordingly. We also have to be highly organised with studio files e.g. images, word files, amends and each office has its own filing structure. This also helps other colleagues pick up a project quickly.

Artworker’s enables the designer do what they are good at – DESIGNING!