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).
1. LAYOUT
1/8” Bleed
Critical elements at least 3/8” from top & 1/4” bottom
See templates 2. DIGITAL IMAGES
CMYK .psd, .tif, .eps or .ai file formats
300ppi/dpi resolution, sized to 100%
3. FONTS
Converted to outlines/curves
All font files included
4. SOFTWARE
Current or recent Mac or PC versions of the following.
InDesign®     Adobe® (PDF) Photoshop®
Illustrator®    Freehand®    Corel Draw®
Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files are not acceptable. 5. MEDIA
Upload files 2-80Mb
Email files less than 2Mb to your Sales Counselor
CD DVD
6. 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
7. 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® Process Imaging Guide to see how the color translates when converted to CMYK. Most colors change when converted to CMYK.
CMYK 4-Color Process
8. DESIGN TIPS
Call us for answers to your design questions
Design two or three vertical viewing sections
Include all files, including fonts and images
Convert fonts to outlines/curves
Supply a printed copy of the final layout and color samples or color targets