A Quick Test to Insure Success — Please review this check list before submitting art. Art and digital files that pass this pre-flight "test" usually flow through our system with ease. Art requirements for all of our products conform to Sm@rt Artwork code "4C" (300ppi or vector art as 4-Color Process).

 LAYOUT
   Keep critical elements at least 3/8” from top and 1/4” from bottom & sides
   1/8” Bleed
   See templates

 DIGITAL IMAGES
   CMYK .psd, .tif, .eps or .ai file formats
   300ppi/dpi resolution, sized to 100%

 FONTS
   Converted to outlines/curvesor include ALL font Files

 SOFTWARE
  Current or recent Mac or PC versions of the following.
   Photoshop®   InDesign®   QuarkXPress®   Adobe® PDF
   Illustrator®   Freehand®   Corel Draw®   PageMaker®  
  Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files are not acceptable.

 MEDIA
   Upload files 3-80Mb
   Email files less than 3Mb to your Sales Counselor    CD DVD

 COLOR TARGET / OUTPUT SAMPLE
Include a complete, full-sized hard copy of the composite art submitted. It may be color or black & white, but must be printed from the final file(s) you provide. Color targets should be printed using calibrated devices.
   Calibrated color target    Black & White prints for position only

 COLORS – PROCESS & PMS
All PMS/Spot colors will be converted to 4-Color Process. When referencing a PMS color in a process color print, refer to a Pantone® COLOR BRIDGE® coated guide to see how the color translates when converted to CMYK. Most colors change when converted to CMYK.
   CMYK 4-Color Process

 DESIGN TIPS
   Design two or three vertical viewing sections
   Include all layout, font, and image files    Convert fonts to outlines/curves
   Supply a printed copy of the final layout and color samples or color targets
   Call us for answers to your design questions

 CUP & TEMPLATE DIMENSIONS
   See templates