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Design Figures

Produce publication‑ready figures that meet the journal's specifications for bleed, colour, and resolution: package th…

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AExecute — “help me do it”Produce publication‑ready figures that meet the journal's specifications for bleed, colour, and…+
Produce publication‑ready figures that meet the journal's specifications for bleed, colour, and resolution: package the file for print, export high‑res TIFF or PNG with proper bleed and CMYK profiles, and include a transparent PNG for online proofing.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.
BImprove — “do it better”Before the submission, reduce the chance of desk rejection: check each figure against the…+
Before the submission, reduce the chance of desk rejection: check each figure against the journal checklist for bleed, colour space, and DPI; flatten transparencies where required; include captions in a separate EPS or PDF file; and provide a one‑page summary noting where I made editorial choices that might need author approval.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.

The real tasks

1 of them
Produce publication-ready figures that meet journal specifications for bleed, colour, and resolution before submission.

Who does this

1 roles
Political Scientist

Questions people ask

honest answers

Because you rarely think 'I want the redaction tool'. You think 'I have to share this without leaking the client's details'. Start from the need, and the feature finds you.

Real. Every job here was drawn from what people in real roles were actually seen doing in Illustrator — not a feature checklist.

No. Each page gives you a ready prompt you can paste into an AI assistant, plus the plain steps to do it yourself. Start with either — the goal is the finished job, not the tool.