The guide you see below is to help you, the client, in supplying us with artwork which is then able to be printed at the highest possible quality. By adhering to these requirements it will help reduce any delays as well as being more cost effective for you.

Unnaceptable File Formats:

We accept almost everything except for Microsoft Publisher files. These files will need to be converted into one of our acceptable file formats (preferably EPS) before we can access them.

Acceptable File Formats:

Below you will find a list of acceptable digital file formats. If we are supplied any other file formats which we are unable to work with then an additional charge will apply for re-creation of artwork.

CDR Files:

These are Corel Draw files & are acceptable only in PC format up to and including version 9.0.

QXD Files:

Produced in Quark XPress. We will accept up to & including Version 4.0 documents for both Mac & PC. Please ensure all linked graphic files are included when sent to us as well as any fonts.

Pixel Based Images (Photographs), TIFF, JPEG, BMP:

Preferably to be in CMYK format, not RGB. The reason for this is because when artwork is converted to CMYK format the colours shift slightly, which may not be acceptable.

Images are not to be enlarged as they begin to lose quality the more they are enlarged.

Reducing image size is not an issue so long as we are informed as to what size to make the image.

Images from the internet or any other images supplied at 72dpi are not acceptable as they will print very poorly.

For more information on what resolutions images should be supplied, please refer below.

Digital Artwork Requirements:

1. Digital files to be supplied at 100% scale.

2. Ensure that you include label dimensions as sometimes artwork supplied does not match actual printed dimensions.

3. Artwork to have the cutter (die) shape to appear as a separate spot colour.

4. All unused swatches to be removed from swatch palette in Adobe Illustrator.

5. Artwork to have 3mm bleed around each side where applicable.

6. Text to be converted to outlines, or if there are to be text amendments undertaken by us, then fonts are to be supplied.

7. Digital artwork to be as the finished design. Any alters undertaken by us will incur additional costs & final artwork must be signed off by the client before proceeding with printing.

8. Where text on artwork may have to be altered by us, include all fonts that are used for the artwork.

9. Supplied scans: There are many ways to scan an image, logo or document. It is of utmost importance that the correct scanning methods be used, depending on what kind of images are being scanned: