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Artwork Preparation

Create die-line–friendly artwork for the chipboard box prototype so the print house can use it without rework; set up …

2heights

4tasks

2roles do it

The same job, four heights

do it · improve it · decide · become

AExecute — “help me do it”Create die-line–friendly artwork for the chipboard box prototype so the print house can use it…+

Create die-line–friendly artwork for the chipboard box prototype so the print house can use it without rework; set up the dieline artboard, use guides and the grid, embed bleeds and trim, and package the file for print by Thursday.

when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.

BImprove — “do it better”Before sending to the print house, remove common print traps: convert strokes to outlines on…+

Before sending to the print house, remove common print traps: convert strokes to outlines on cut paths, list the glue panels, confirm 3mm bleed, and include a plain-language note for the press operator about panels that must not be scored through printed varnish.

when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.

The real tasks

2 of them

Create die-line friendly artwork for a packaging prototype that the print house can use without rework.

Convert a designer’s multi-layer artwork into simplified plates with the right spot-color choices for the press.

Who does this

2 roles

Industrial DesignerMusic Publisher

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.