Today I would like to talk about creating Dielines and Perfs in Illustrator or Indesign. Most people send in dielines on the artwork in a magenta color. 1st you need to decide what type of dieline you would like to create.
Design your dieline or talk to the printer, they may already have a standard dieline ready for you to use. For example a 9x12 pocket folder with a standard 4 inch pocket, once the dieline is created make the color for it a spot color (100% percent magenta and name it Dieline) select the spot color icon when you create the color for the dieline or perf also in illustrator select the attributes palette and click overprint. Then you have a dieline that will only print on the proof not the actual press.
For Indesign you can create and draw your dieline and add the same spot color (dieline) to the color palette. You can also choose the attributes palette and select overprint. Now you have a dieline in Indesign. Make sure the page size is correct and the image bleeds 1/8th of and inch, place the dieline to the edge of the page.
The best way to make sure you are using the correct type or size of a dieline is to speak with the prepress department, then you can save money on the prepress department having to create a dieline over for you. Hope this helps with the creation of dielines and perfs.
Have a great day!
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