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Illustrator files must include all fonts or text must
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Background image bleeds 1/8" beyond trim "die cut" size |
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Text and important information doesn’t come within 1/8" inside of trim "die cut" |
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All files are in CMYK, not RGB |
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Images are 350 dpi |
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Proof read your document carefully for type errors |
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All blacks are "rich" blacks - C40, M30, Y30, K100 |
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IMPORTANT: Please make sure that a color printout is included with your disk when you send us the design
Resident Software:
Illustrator 10, Photoshop 7, Quark Express 4.11
Accepted Media:
250 or 100 MB Zip (Mac or PC), 3.5" Floppy Disks, CD Rom.
File Formats:
Providing Finished Artwork/Logos
Artwork and logos should be provided as Macintosh Illustrator EPS files (up to version 10)
Illustrator file fonts need to be converted to outlines.
If the Files are Raster Images (such as scanned image or picture)
they need to be at least 350 dpi in CMYK mode
(not RGB).
Photoshop EPS files need to be saved as binary.
Photoshop TIFF files need to be saved as
'Macintosh Byte Order'
(do not select LZW compression).
Important - Please do not send JPEG images, as these are
compressed image files and will give blurry images when output
to process printing.
Providing Artwork/Logos To Scan:
Art should be clean of any smudges or wrinkles. Art cannot be
smaller than the desired printing size. Note: If we are scanning
an image to use - it can only look as good as the art provided.
However, small text and small details may appear perfect but when scanned
will look blurred.
Fonts:
We accept Macintosh Postscript fonts - we do not accept True
Type fonts. Please provide all used fonts. Be sure to include all
printer and screen fonts. Please convert all Illustrator file fonts
to outlines before sending.
Colors:
We print in 4 color process. If you provide us with a PMS Color, we can match the color. Remember however, 4 color process is not the same color as a solid. When looking through a PMS color swatch book guide, be sure that it is the process color you are wanting to match. Blue colors have the most variance in this process when printing. Spot colors, such as metallics, are available at a significantly higher cost.
Blacks:
Please make all black logos, borders, backgrounds, and headlines
a "rich" black. We find a mix of C-40, M-30, Y-30, K-100 works
best with our process.
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