ARTWORK MUST BE PRINT READY IN ORDER TO PRINT!

Submitting Artwork can be Easy!

Just follow these four simple points and you will be bang on with your artwork:

1. Files

We can accept lots of different formats and there is a big list below as proof! But in a nutshell what we really prefer are PDF and EPS. See further down the page for the low-down on how to properly save PDF files.

2. Resolution

Important thing 1)

For really good print reproduction we need files saved at 300ppi. This refers to the number of pixels per inch. Less that 300ppi and your artwork might print dotty or fuzzy.

Important thing 2)

Please always save your artwork at the size it is to be printed. If you supply us artwork that is saved at a small size and you want it printed big then things are going to go horribly wrong! We can scale artwork down but we can't scale it up without a loss of resolution (and good resolution is what makes the image lovely and crisp and sharp).

3. Color

If possible save your artwork in the color format CMYK as these are the ink colours used to print your artwork. We can convert your artwork to CMYK but this will change the colour of your artwork and it might not print as you expect it to. If you work in CMYK when designing your artwork then this will give you a much better idea as to how the final printed piece will look.

4. Bleed

Bleed is the little bit of extra that goes on all the edges of your printed piece. We print it and then we chop it off. What this does is ensure that your printed product does not have an ugly white edge along the sides, but a nice clean and seamless break. As a rule of thumb we ask for a 3mm bleed on all the edges.

File Formats Accepted

Press ready PDF - with fonts embedded, for best results high resolution 300dpi.

Illustrator – fonts converted to outlines and supplied as AI or EPS files. Or output 'Press Ready' PDF from Illustrator.

Photoshop – layers flattened, at least 300 dpi, JPEG, PDF or Tiff. Remember to include 3mm bleed.

Corel Draw – fonts converted to Curves then export as Illustrator AI file.

EPS Files

Any other file formats not listed above must be saved as an eps. If there are any changes to the job, you may have to amend and re-submit the artwork as we may be unable to change it. Ensure your files have bleed and crop marks and please confirm the final size of the artwork and supply a hard copy for reference.

Artwork Amendments or Re-submission

Our prices include "pre-flight checking" your artwork and We will correct any easy to rectify issues that we spot as part of this process - free of charge.

If we need to amend your artwork or you need to re-submit corrected files to us there may be an additional charge. More extensive amending or correcting is charged dependent upon the amount of time required to rectify.