The Design Part of the Workflow
Typically, a design system is a Mac using software such as Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop to design the package.
In some cases, additional software is purchased to perform step-and-repeat, and more software can be purchased to set values needed for gravure output. These software packages can be quite expensive.
And using such software requires the designer to be an expert in output as well as design, which could be problematic.
Collage is a better solution
With Collage in the workflow, the designer creates a single image, plus any variations (as in yogurt labels for example). Those images are sent to the Collage computer.
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Collage excels at creating layouts for packaging gravure. It is simple to step-and-repeat an image, to use multiple images, add gutters, bleeds, and marks. Entering all the parameters for output (screens, angles, and more) is not only simple, but can be automated with user-defined defaults and hot folders.
Collage was designed from the ground up for packaging gravure printing. Many design applications were first created for the publication market. The difference shows.
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