# Day-22 — Step-by-Step Tutorial: A5 Flyer in CorelDRAW

**Goal:** A grand-opening A5 flyer for the fictional bakery "Crumb & Craft" —
headline/offer/CTA hierarchy, 300 dpi photo, print PDF + digital JPG exports.

> Menu names may vary slightly by CorelDRAW version — use **Help > Help** and
> search the menu name if you cannot find it.

**Inkscape note:** Set page to 154 × 216 mm via **File > Document Properties**;
draw trim/safe guides manually; export print PDF via **File > Export** (PDF)
and JPG via **File > Export** (PNG/JPG at 300 dpi).

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## PART A — Setup (15 min)

**Step 1 — New document, mm units.**
- **File > New** (Ctrl+N). Set units to **mm** on the property bar.
- *Expected:* blank document, millimeter units.

**Step 2 — Page 154 × 216 mm.**
- **Layout > Page Size** → custom: Width **154 mm**, Height **216 mm**.
- *Expected:* page = A5 + 3 mm bleed on each side.

**Step 3 — Trim and safe guides.**
- Rectangle tool (F6): draw **148 × 210 mm** rectangle, no fill, red hairline
  outline; select with Pick tool, press **P** (center to page) = trim.
- Draw **132 × 194 mm** rectangle (8 mm safe each side), no fill, blue hairline;
  press **P** = safe area.
- Move both to a locked "Guides" layer (**Window > Dockers > Object Manager**).
- *Verification:* trim = 148 × 210 centered; safe = 132 × 194 centered.

## PART B — Background and hero photo (25 min)

**Step 4 — Full-bleed background.**
- Rectangle covering the whole page (154 × 216). **F11** → CMYK
  **C:35 M:65 Y:90 K:25** (warm brown).
- *Expected:* brown to all bleed edges.

**Step 5 — Import the hero photo.**
- **File > Import** (Ctrl+I) → choose a lawful high-resolution bread/bakery
  photo (your own photo, or a free-license image from Unsplash/Pexels/Pixabay).
- Place it across the top third, extending past the top and side trim edges
  into the bleed.
- *Expected:* photo fills top area, bleeding off three edges.

**Step 6 — Check resolution.**
- Select the photo → **Bitmaps > Resample** → confirm **300 dpi** at this size.
  If lower, shrink the photo or choose a larger file.
- *Expected:* 300 dpi confirmed.

**Step 7 — Readability overlay.**
- Draw a rectangle over the photo area; F11 → same brown, then set
  **transparency** (~40%) with the **Transparency tool** so the photo darkens
  and white text will read on it.
- *Expected:* photo visible but darkened; text will be readable.

## PART C — Message hierarchy (40 min)

**Step 8 — Headline.**
- **Text tool** (F8): "GRAND OPENING" — bold serif, **54 pt**, white
  (C:0 M:0 Y:0 K:0), centered, placed on the photo area.
- *3-second test:* zoom out / step back — readable at arm's length?
- *Expected:* one dominant headline.

**Step 9 — Offer.**
- Text: "20% OFF Everything — Opening Weekend" — **28 pt bold**, gold
  (C:20 M:45 Y:90 K:10), centered under the headline.
- *Expected:* the deal jumps out second.

**Step 10 — Details block.**
- Text (F8), **11 pt** cream, centered, short lines:
  "Sat–Sun · 10 AM – 8 PM"
  "12 Baker Street, Lahore"
  "+92 300 1234567"
- *Expected:* scannable, each fact on its own line.

**Step 11 — CTA button.**
- Rounded rectangle (Rectangle tool, drag corner nodes to round), cream fill,
  centered below details. Inside: "Visit Us This Weekend" — **14 pt bold**,
  brown.
- *Expected:* exactly one call to action, button-style.

**Step 12 — Footer strip.**
- Bottom, inside safe area, **8 pt** cream: small logo mark + phone +
  "@crumbandcraft" (fictional handle).
- *Expected:* footer quiet, not competing with CTA.

**Step 13 — Align everything.**
- Select headline, offer, details, button → **Object > Align and Distribute >
  Center horizontally** (or press C with page as reference).
- *Verification:* one clean vertical axis; all text inside blue safe rectangle.

## PART D — Preflight (10 min)

**Step 14 — Self-check.**
- Backgrounds reach page edge? Photo bleeds off edges? All text inside safe?
  All fills CMYK (F11)? Photo 300 dpi? One CTA only? Spelling checked?
- *Expected:* all yes.

## PART E — Two exports (20 min)

**Step 15 — Print PDF.**
- **File > Publish to PDF** → **PDF/X** preset → Prepress tab: bleed enabled
  (3 mm) if offered. Save as `GDM-D22-flyer-print.pdf`.
- *Expected:* CMYK PDF, 154 × 216 mm.

**Step 16 — Digital JPG.**
- **File > Export** (Ctrl+E) → **JPG**. In the export dialog set resolution to
  **300 dpi** (or 150 dpi for a lighter WhatsApp file), quality High.
  Save as `GDM-D22-flyer-digital.jpg`.
- *Expected:* JPG copy of the same design.

**Step 17 — Phone check.**
- Send the JPG to your phone. View at normal chat size: is the headline
  readable? Is the CTA clear? If small text fails, enlarge it in the CDR and
  re-export.
- *Done when:* both files exist and the JPG reads clearly on a phone screen.