Artwork Guide

File Size and Format

• To ensure best results, please send files in PDF format.
• Unnecessarily large files will cause a slow down in the processing of your files. An image for an A4+3mm bleed at 300dpi is absolutely NO larger than 40MB. View our FAQ page for help in reducing image file size.

Colour Mode

• All artwork supplied must be based in CMYK unless a spot/pantone colour is also specified.
• If you supply files that are RGB or unspecified spot/pantone colours, they will be automatically converted to CMYK, which can slightly change colours as they may appear different from what is seen on screen.
• We are well equipped to run five-colour work if required.
• It is essential that black text is generated using only the black plate.

Colour Reproduction / Proof Check

• We will provide you with a colour proof copy on request, but this is not an exact colour match.
• A 'spot' colour service is provided at an additional cost to check if the colour is correct.

Image Resolution

• All images should be 300 dpi, but a minimum of 200 dpi is stipulated. Any lower resolution will result in a blocky image.
• Print materials such as business cards, brochures and flyers require a minimum of 300 dpi.

Page Size and Bleed

• Ensure your artwork is on the correct page size and that there is 3mm bleed around the finished artwork.
• Bleed is required to allow for the tolerance of guillotines used in the finishing/cutting of the job and to eliminate any margin of error.
• A 4mm clearance is suggested from trim size for important elements – text imagery etc. (Example: A4 page:216x303mm trim: 210x297mm)

Downloads of sizes and margins are available.

Fonts

• Please make sure all fonts used in the artwork are embedded while producing your PDF.
• For unusual fonts, we recommend converting the text created with this font into curves, paths or outlines – dependent upon the software package being used. This prevents us requesting the original font when we print your job, and improves processing times.

Orientation

• Please ensure that the files that you supply are orientated correctly.
• Orientation

Folding Job Examples

• If you intend ordering a job that requires folding, please check the examples provided to ensure your artwork supplied is correct.
• Head to Head
• Your design is one page portrait and the other page landscape