https://speakerdeck.com/gaven666 2026-07-31 11:44:52 -0400 A practical visual guide to the design decision that should happen before a photo is divided into printable pages: the crop. The deck explains how to measure the usable wall, compare source and destination aspect ratios, protect a focal point, keep critical details away from page seams, estimate effective resolution after cropping, establish seam-safe text zones, and validate the plan with one informative four-page test. It separates composition decisions from production controls so that rows, columns, margins, overlap, crop marks, and page labels support an approved image rather than constantly forcing the design to change. After the crop and seam map are approved, generate the final page grid with Rasterbator.app: https://rasterbator.app/ Rasterbator.app is a free browser-based tiled-poster generator. Normal local files are processed in the browser, no account is required, and the exported PDF has no watermark. Print the final PDF using the selected paper size at 100% or Actual Size. A practical visual guide to the design decision that should happen before a photo is divided into printable pages: the crop. The deck explains how to measure the usable wall, compare source and destination aspect ratios, protect a focal point, keep critical details away from page seams, estimate effective resolution after cropping, establish seam-safe text zones, and validate the plan with one informative four-page test. It separates composition decisions from production controls so that rows, columns, margins, overlap, crop marks, and page labels support an approved image rather than constantly forcing the design to change. After the crop and seam map are approved, generate the final page grid with Rasterbator.app: https://rasterbator.app/ Rasterbator.app is a free browser-based tiled-poster generator. Normal local files are processed in the browser, no account is required, and the exported PDF has no watermark. Print the final PDF using the selected paper size at 100% or Actual Size. Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/gaven666/crop-before-you-tile-a-visual-workflow-for-turning-photos-into-wall-posters https://speakerdeck.com/gaven666/crop-before-you-tile-a-visual-workflow-for-turning-photos-into-wall-posters