Windows.
Not head-spinningly complicated (I has few graphic skills).
Preferably one that outputs to a PDF or something for later printing (so I can take it to the fancy colour place).
Free or cheap.
Thanks!
Recommend me some software for designing a CD sleeve
2Adobe InDesign would be really ideal for this. not sure what resources you have but it's a very simple program to use. you can import things directly from illustrator/photoshop, and export files into a .pdf with ease.
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Recommend me some software for designing a CD sleeve
3Photoshop is good, as is Freehand.
"Fuck compose, Fuck melody, Dedicated to no one, Thanks to no one, ART IS OVER".
-Juntaro Yamanouchi
-Juntaro Yamanouchi
Recommend me some software for designing a CD sleeve
4yes, photoshop - there's a reason why it is industry standard.
if you are going to use the program to draw though (rather than place scanned images etc) freehand is a lot better in my experience.
if you are going to use the program to draw though (rather than place scanned images etc) freehand is a lot better in my experience.
Recommend me some software for designing a CD sleeve
5MS Paint.
I even went as far as doing the hard work for you:
I even went as far as doing the hard work for you:
Recommend me some software for designing a CD sleeve
6honestly - if you don't have/already know about this stuff, there's no way you're going to not fuck it up. there are way too many things that can go wrong even on a "simple layout".
photo shop is good for photo editing, and in design is now pretty standard for layout/placement etc. but you're going to have to get pirated versions.
honestly, ask around and get a friend or friend of a friend who has a degree in this shit or knows what they're doing at least to do it. if you really can't find anyone, no joke, DO IT BY HAND. it will look better. then just have someone scan it at hi-res and place it into a template for a cd booklet that you get from the production plant/printer.
trying to use in-design + photoshop to do a cd layout with no real experience doing it before (i.e. to the point where you're asking what should i use), is kind of like if someone was like "here you should try recording your new album with protools" and you going "hmm what's that? sounds interesting" -- you're probably gonna be better off just using a 4track.
photo shop is good for photo editing, and in design is now pretty standard for layout/placement etc. but you're going to have to get pirated versions.
honestly, ask around and get a friend or friend of a friend who has a degree in this shit or knows what they're doing at least to do it. if you really can't find anyone, no joke, DO IT BY HAND. it will look better. then just have someone scan it at hi-res and place it into a template for a cd booklet that you get from the production plant/printer.
trying to use in-design + photoshop to do a cd layout with no real experience doing it before (i.e. to the point where you're asking what should i use), is kind of like if someone was like "here you should try recording your new album with protools" and you going "hmm what's that? sounds interesting" -- you're probably gonna be better off just using a 4track.
Recommend me some software for designing a CD sleeve
7I walk these streets, a loaded six-string on my back.
Recommend me some software for designing a CD sleeve
8If you use Photo Shop DO NOT PRINT TEXT WITH IT!
It is Rasterized and looks like shit.
Import your img into a vector based App like Illustrator of Flash Or anything else for the Text.
+1 for MS Paint
It is Rasterized and looks like shit.
Import your img into a vector based App like Illustrator of Flash Or anything else for the Text.
+1 for MS Paint