TinyImage for Figma | Export compressed images from Figma and reduce file sizes by up to 95%. - Hypermatic

This video tutorial is a complete step-by-step guide showing you how to export compressed PDF files in CMYK and Greyscale directly from Figma using the TinyI...

Figma Tutorial: Export compressed PDFs in CMYK from Figma for print

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YUjWSBkl24A&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.hypermatic.com%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title

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I designed it in Illustrator using the print shop's templates, with proper color, bleed, and trim marks. Exporting some of the components from Figma helped, but I think it is best to design print materials with proper software—Figma is not made for this.

Curious how this goes for you, let me know!

Unfortunately, Affinity was recently acquired by Canva, so its professional market future is uncertain. But for now it still works all as advertised.

I’ve yet to see a convincing rationale for why one should be using Figma for print. And by print I’m not talking of just being able to print what’s on a frame on the office printer, mean something that’s going to a commercial printer. I’m open to the conversation…

Quick question: I've designed a print material in Figma using the brand components quickly without going between Illustrator. Can I create outlines, export pdf, and send them to print production? Exports are not CMYK, but I don't want to design again in Illustrator.

Of course you can print from Figma-created materials. You just have no control over the result whatsoever. Say you want to use 100% Cyan as a colour backdrop on a A5 postcard layout: You’ll find it impossible to have the printshop cut the card without white borders flashing.

I actually use Figma a lot for print for a physical/ecomm side project I’m working on. Hypermatic has a plugin which lets you export to CMYK https://www.hypermatic.com/tinyimage/

You also won’t be able to select 100% Cyan as a backdrop colour, because you can’t emulate it with RGB and any shade of blue you may feel looks like Cyan, won’t be converted to 100% Cyan. These are just two practical examples of problems with Figma and halftone printing.

Also here https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YUjWSBkl24A&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.hypermatic.com%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title

Yep! You can do all that in Figma. I think you could even convert to CMYK after in preview or something

Not sure about all that but I’ve had no issues with printing since using it. 

I do the conversion form metric to pixels before touching Figma and then just use the pixel equivalent in Figma. For what I’m doing I only use three frames so it’s set it and forget it sort of.

How does it handle cross hairs and cut marks? Does it do preflight? How does it convert the pixels measurement of Figma into metric or imperial standards for printing? How do you set the screen (dots in different angles accumulating CMYK for colours) ratio?

I have produced brand material using Figma, but only for PDF-output of a logo or graphical element. Affinity Publisher or Designer are a solid Alternative to Adobe, they can import PDF and can produce print-ready pre-flights. https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/publisher/

There are several non-trivial issues with using Figma for actual print production: Figma has no built in accurate pixel to ppt conversion and doesn’t support metric or imperial measurements. 1/2

There are no crosshairs, edge cut margins or colour measure, although you could mimic them manually. A color conversion would have to be done with Adobe Acrobat Pro, or a preflight software. In any case, it cannot be printed „as is“ ewith the expectation of a usable outcome. 2/3

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