Hello all,

 

I've designed a logog for my client, It's my first job, and am wondering what is the best format with which to send the logo image I have designed.

I created the image in my webplusx4 web editor, and am thinking of sending it as a jpeg as this is how she has requested it to be sent. Is this a good way to send the logo?

She will be using the logo on paperwork and cards etc as well as the website I designed for her.

 

Any advice you can give is very much appreciated.

 

Many thanks!

She'll need the logo in vector format (.AI, .PDF, .EPS...) if she wants to use it for print. I hadn't heard of WebPlusx4, so I looked it up, and it seems to be associated quite a lot with the DrawPlusx4 software which is apparently capable of creating vector images...was it DrawPlus you used, or WebPlus itself?

 

JPEG is a non-scalable file format, in any case, so it wouldn't be suitable for use the way your client intends.

Edited January 9, 201115 yr by Circles

I'd send it in the requested jpeg but also in an EPS and tell the client that they should look after it for future use.

Yeh I agree with both the above posts, I do all my graphic design work in Adobe Illustrator which gives you the ability to save logo designs in many vector formats including .ai, .eps and also.pdf format. These are the formats I use to send artwork to printers etc. Remember when sending vector logos to create outlines on all fonts used, it is also advisable to backsave the file to a earlier version of Illustrator as not every company uses the latest versions of software.

 

Cheers, Chris

She'll need the logo in vector format (.AI, .PDF, .EPS...) if she wants to use it for print. I hadn't heard of WebPlusx4, so I looked it up, and it seems to be associated quite a lot with the DrawPlusx4 software which is apparently capable of creating vector images...was it DrawPlus you used, or WebPlus itself?

 

JPEG is a non-scalable file format, in any case, so it wouldn't be suitable for use the way your client intends.

 

 

Thanks for your advice. I actualy created the image in webplusx4 web editor and I did manage to convert the image to a pdf, but the quality is poor.

Do I need to re-create a copy of the image in a program like drawplus to get the quality that is needed?

 

Many thanks

Edited January 9, 201115 yr by sausage1

Do I need to re-create a copy of the in a program like drawplus to get the quality that is needed?

 

 

I'm not sure of the capabilities of DrawPlus - Google some tutorials, perhaps?

 

Adobe Illustrator is the industry-standard software for creating vector files, and you can download a free 30-day trial at the Adobe site (click the Try button, top left). Failing that, Inkscape is a highly-regarded free alternative.

 

G'luck!