Artwork Specifications
Adobe Press Quality PDF is our preferred format for receiving files.
We can also accept the following formats. All links should be supplied as separate files and all non-standard fonts must be outlined.
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe PageMaker
- Adobe Photoshop
- QuarkXpress (version 4 and lower)
- Microsoft Publisher, Word, Excel or Powerpoint
- JPEG or TIFF files must be created at the actual size you want your document printed (i.e. not half the size or four times the size)
- Greyscale images should be minimum 200 dpi
- Lineart should be 1200 dpi
Artwork Requirements:
- Make sure that spot colour naming is consistent across all programs
- Provide a 3mm bleed around all sides of the trim size
- Avoid placing text or using borders within 3mm of the trim size
- Provide artwork one up with trim marks and ensure the trim marks are offset the same amount as the bleed
- Provide a colour print out so we can check this against your file
- Maximum file size emailed to us is 10 megabytes (please contact us for alternative delivery methods for larger files)
- Artwork can also be dropped off to us on a disc or USB stick
If you are unsure about whether your file meets our requirements, please contact us.