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Video: Creating custom punchboard dielines

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Video: Creating custom punchboard dielines

A casual conversation between Eris and Kate on how to create custom punchboard dielines for Launch Lab using Adobe Illustrator.

Kate Finch, 22 Oct 2023

Creating custom punchboard dielines (Photo by Emily Bernal on Unsplash)

Creating custom punchboard dielines (Photo by Emily Bernal on Unsplash)

  • 00:00 Welcome and Intro
  • 01:47 What is a tool & tooling fee?
  • 04:12 Choosing a custom dieline
  • 06:38 Creating your custom dieline in Adobe Illustrator
  • 06:50 What are dielines?
  • 08:12 What is a die?
  • 09:11 Setting up a shape
  • 11:35 Space Camp spoiler
  • 12:28 Offset path for bleedline
  • 12:56 Colours for custom dielines
  • 17:32 Grouping layers
  • 18:47 Adding artwork to make tokens
  • 19:17 Adding margins to the whole board
  • 21:21 Planning out the die
  • 25:17 Trying to make an efficient layout
  • 32:02 Adding artwork (for real this time)
  • 38:18 Saving to PDF
  • 38:56 Flipping the fronts and backs
  • 42:51 Older Eris
  • 43:47 Bonus Content
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Photo by Emily Bernal on Unsplash

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