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Expand Size of Box Art

May 29, 2012 8:20 AM

Tags: #resize #ilustrator #box_art #package_art

Hello I am new user to illustrator and seem to be over my head. I was given a task to take an existing box art which is for a package of a product that is currently sold.

 

The box when created from the art is a small size but the task now is to make it bigger. How it is that I can go about and resize this art to conform to what they want? Like I mentioned at the start this is all new to me.

 

The new dimenions are going to be 6" Height, 3 7/8" Wide and 1 1/2" Deep.

 

Please advise if there is more infromation needed from me to futher help.

 

Thanks

774 Views   8 Replies   Latest reply: sw05, Jun 6, 2012 6:49 AM
 
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  • Monika Gause
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    1. Monika Gause,
    May 29, 2012 8:27 AM   in reply to sw05
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    You can't just scale the art. You'll have to ask for a new template from the production plant that takes into account the stock weight.

     
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    2. sw05,
    May 29, 2012 8:46 AM   in reply to Monika Gause
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    Thanks for your reply. So no resize then? Hmmm

     

    It would not help even if I sent you the .esp file I have on hand then?

     

    Thanks again for reply

     
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  • Mathias17
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    May 29, 2012 9:36 AM   in reply to sw05
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    You just need to create a copy of the package design and reformat it to fit to the new size.

     

    Place the new dieline on a layer above everything, lock it, and go to work.

     

    Nobody can say what's involved in "resizing" the art until you show it here. If you're still lost, post a screenshot of the design as is, with the new dieline laid on top of it and you may get some advice.

     
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  • sw05
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    May 29, 2012 10:46 AM   in reply to Mathias17
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    Ok I have attached 2 captures here. Mind you these are not at the 100% View because I could not capture it that way.Capture1.PNG

    Capture2.PNG

     
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  • Mathias17
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    May 29, 2012 11:57 PM   in reply to sw05
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    K, well there it is. I see the second image only differs in that it has Guides turned on.

     

    You didn't however include the new dieline. Do you not have this information? Without it, both you and I don't know what needs done. Do you at least have a finished new box the paskage needs to be retro-fitted to? A prototype, mockup, something like that to go on?

     

    What happened? Your guys' designer croak on ya? haha      thats not funny

     

     

     

    Plop in your new die, and rearrange everything to fit into the new die. Monika mentions that simply scaling things isn't good practice, but that's only if artwork is raster. Vector should be fine.

     
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    May 30, 2012 1:31 AM   in reply to Mathias17
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    I meant this for vector as well.

     

    Under the assumption that sw05 wants to scale the dieline as well (and it pretty much looks like that): no, that should not be done.

     
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  • Mathias17
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    May 30, 2012 1:37 AM   in reply to Monika Gause
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    It's a decision you'd make on a case by case basis.

     

    If the packaging simply needs to be proportionally enlarged, which I doubt is actually true in this case (surely there's some layout tweaks required), then there's probably no harm in simply scaling everything up. Obviously the OP isn't well versed in revising Illustrator artwork, so a simple scaling could do very well for him/her.

     

    It's when you scale down that problems really arise - text becomes illegible, graphics become unrecognizable, etc.

     
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  • sw05
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    8. sw05,
    Jun 6, 2012 6:49 AM   in reply to sw05
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    Hello again. I want to personally thank all of you that have helped me and given advice. Things have changed again unfortunately. Now everything is going to stay as is. Nothing is going to change at all.

     

    I guess a big hub-bub for no reason. Still I did learn some tips so I am greatful..

     
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