Cross-team handoff: the slug says vector, so call the asset “Illustrator-open flat plate” out loud
`vector-handoff-psd-ai` aligns product, agencies, and prepress on one openable .ai shell; it does not auto-vectorize artwork. Keep discussion in tickets/design tools and files byte-clean for hashing. Misread names cause weeks of “where are my vectors?” escalations—fix expectations up front.
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- Hold a five-minute readout: “not layered, not traced,” log meeting notes beside the file hash in the same ticket comment.
- Receivers run their open script and post screenshots; size fights get resolved by PSD merge vs .ai embed pixel diffs, not eyeball scaling.
- Bump main versions on milestones, move superseded builds to read-only archive with reasons—never overwrite signed filenames.
PSD to AI (handoff) FAQ
Marketing reads vector-handoff as “we got infinite-scale vectors”—what one-liner fixes that before the kickoff email ends?
State clearly this handoff is a PDF-compatible Illustrator-open flat plate with embedded raster hero art, not auto-tracing; scope true vector deliverables as a separate line item so procurement cannot audit you against a full vector toolkit.
Illustrators need to ink vector outlines and fills atop the plate—what works and what does not?
They can lock the plate and draw new paths above it; one-click perfect traces are not provided—use Illustrator trace tools or manual pen work with cleanup, not this online merge.
Engineering dimension lines look fuzzy after merge—how do we keep them legible on phones at the factory?
Increase mark resolution, thicken strokes to device-readable widths, or ship a separate vector PDF overlay for dimensions—hairlines that survived PS do not always survive remote QC on small screens.
Should feedback live inside the .ai, PDF comments, or the project ticket?
Prefer tickets or design-review tools as the system of record; keep production .ai bytes hashable. If PDF markup is required, use a dedicated review PDF rather than polluting press-bound files.
After sign-off, another revision arrives—how do we version for audit and press retention?
Increment the main version or date suffix, move old builds to read-only archive with reasons and approvers—never overwrite signed paths—so plants can prove exactly which hash went to plate.