Step By Step Guidelines:

Please follow our step-by-step guidelines on how to prepare your artwork (files). To view a guide, simply select the program you plan to use from the list below.

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Fireworks

Corel Draw

Microsoft Office

Open Office

Prepare your Artwork / Design for Printing:

• Resolution: 350 dpi minimum resolution or more
  • The images designed for the web are done at a low screen resolution of 72 dpi. Print images need to be created at 350 dpi or there will be a substantial drop in the image quality.

• Colour (Color): CMYK not RGB
• Bleed: Files should bleed 0.125" on each edge
• Rich Black: 60% Cyan, 40% Magenta, 40% Yellow and 100% Black (Do not use for text or gradients)
• Files must be supplied one up with a separate file for the front and back
• Please Convert The Text to Curves (Corel Draw) or Convert to Outline (Adobe Illustrator)
• If you use Microsoft Publisher please include the font with it

* Please Don’t Use word processing software to design your Art Work!

ACCEPTED FILE FORMAT:

• We accept the following file formats TIF, TIFF, JPG, EPS, PNG, AI, PSD, and PDF.

BLEED:

What's a bleed?

Bleed is the portion of the product that will be trimmed off when it is cut to the final size.

Why bleed?

The purpose of a bleed is to continue a color, image, or design to the edge of the product. Due to the possibility of shifting in the trimming process, a bleed is required to ensure that a white line does not show on the edges of your product.

We require ALL files to be built to the full bleed dimension specified for each trim size.

We automatically trim the bleed off of each side, which will result in the desired trim size.

For example: business cards require a 0.125" bleed to each dimension. Thus, a 2" x 3.5" business card would have a bleed size 2.25" x 3.75". Please visit our download templates page and design your files on these templates to ensure proper bleed.

Please build your print-ready digital files by adding the appropriate bleed to your file.

Add 0 .125" bleed to each dimension (or 0.25" bleed on all four sides).
 

CROP MARKS:

Please build your press-ready digital files by adding crop marks.
Lines indicating where the paper should be cut to produce the correct size.

FONTS:

a. Fonts must be embedded in PDF files.
b. Fonts must be outlined or converted to paths or curves in EPS files.
c. Some fonts have copyright restrictions and will not embed in PDF Files.


SAFE ZONE:

All critical elements (text, images, logos, etc.) must be kept at least 0.125" inside the edge. Anything left close to edge may be cut off during trimming.

• If you have any questions Call us!