Step 2Ĭlick on the Create New Layer icon at the bottom-right of the Panel and Double-click on the default ‘ Layer 2’ name. For now, Lock this Layer by clicking in the blank box to the left of the Layer name. Double-click on the default ‘ Layer 1’ name and rename this Layer ‘ Notes’. Open the Layers Panel by going to Window > Layers. This allows you to easily make edits to the artwork without mistakenly moving any of the template guides. It’s important to keep the CD Sleeve template and the Sleeve artwork separate. 2. Define Layers for the Template and Artwork Step 1 of the document will be the Outside surface of the Sleeve, and the Inside. Leave the Margins at their default value and set the Bleed to 0 mm all the way round.
Under Page Size select ‘A3’ and set the Orientation to Landscape. In the New Document window set the Intent to Print and set the No. Open InDesign and select File > New Document. Will the back of the sleeve look as good as the front? Will there be details on the sides, so it can be recognised when stacked with other CDs? What way will text be read once the packaging is folded and glued? Will the inside of the sleeve, once opened, have any extra color or artwork? Keep these questions in mind, and you can’t go wrong! 1. When designing a 3D product using a flat, 2D template you have to always keep in mind how the product will look from different angles. I did just that, and it still works a treat!
The template for the sleeve is designed to fit on a single A3 page, but you can create mock-ups using 2 A4 sheets stapled or glued together to get an impression of the product before you send it to print. The finished sleeve can even be printed and finished at home if you have access to an A3 printer, some card, a craft knife and glue. In this tutorial we’ll be creating a basic CD Sleeve template in Adobe InDesign and using a bit of Illustrator too, incorporating some funky vector artwork from Yulia Sokolova as we go. InDesign is the perfect software to use, as you can easily set and monitor measurements throughout the design process. A smaller product, like a fold-out card CD sleeve, is a great place to start experimenting with packaging design. Visualising how something may appear and function as a 3D object can be difficult when creating flat templates, particularly in absence of any industrial-scale printing equipment at home. Packaging design can be an intimidating subject for new designers.
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