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Package

Meaning in graphic design, with examples

/ˈpækɪdʒ/verbCommon term

In graphic design, package means: To collect a layout file together with all its linked images and fonts into one folder, so another designer or printer can open and print it without missing files.

In Turkish: paketlemek, dosyayı paketlemek

How it is used

Used with InDesign and Illustrator, which have a Package command, and in handover emails. You package a file or send ‘the packaged files’; this is usually the last step before archiving a project.

Example sentences

  1. Package the catalogue and upload the folder; the printer needs the links and fonts too.

  2. I opened the packaged files, but two images are still missing.

Common collocations

  • package the file
  • packaged files
  • package for print
  • package and archive
  • source filesThe original, editable working files of a design, such as AI, PSD, INDD or Figma files, as opposed to final exported files like PDFs or PNGs.
  • exportTo save a copy of a design from your software in another file format, such as PDF, PNG or JPEG, so it can be printed, shared or used online.
  • fontOne specific style and weight of a typeface, such as Arial Bold, usually stored as a file you install on your computer. In everyday speech it often means the typeface itself.
  • layerOne level in a design file that holds its own elements, stacked on top of others like transparent sheets, so each part can be edited, hidden or moved separately.

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