Guidelines for Design-It-Yourself Artwork
You may submit your own DIY artwork for printing at no additional cost. Upload for FREE and receive a FREE email proof. Please read and follow our DIY Artwork Guidelines for best results when printing. There are different guidelines for each printing product:
QUICK SUMMARY
PDF format preferred
CMYK colour
300dpi resolution minimum
Fonts converted to outlines or flattened
3mm Bleed around artwork
• Business Cards must be designed to exact measurements ie: 90×54, 90×40, 90×55.
(Unless card is a unique size – this must be specified.)
• All Business Cards must have a 3mm bleed around entire artwork.
• Artwork must be designed at a minimum of 300dpi resolution.
• Photographs used in design must also be 300dpi resolution.
• All images must be CMYK
• All fonts must be embedded or outlined
• All files must be named clearly A1 Electrical BC_Front_Wayne.pdf
or A1 Electrical BC_Back_Wayne.pdf
(Unless card is a unique size – this must be specified.)
• All Business Cards must have a 3mm bleed around entire artwork.
• Artwork must be designed at a minimum of 300dpi resolution.
• Photographs used in design must also be 300dpi resolution.
• All images must be CMYK
• All fonts must be embedded or outlined
• All files must be named clearly A1 Electrical BC_Front_Wayne.pdf
or A1 Electrical BC_Back_Wayne.pdf
Also applies to: Postcards, With Compliment Slips, Swing Tags, Posters
• Artwork must be designed to exact measurements ie: A5 – 148×210.
(Unless artwork is a unique size – this must be specified.)
• All artwork must have a 3mm bleed around entire artwork.
• Artwork must be designed at a minimum of 300dpi resolution.
• Photographs used in design must also be 300dpi resolution.
• All images must be CMYK
• All fonts must be embedded or outlined
• All files must be named clearly ie. A1 Electrical A5 Flyer Front.pdf
• Artwork must be designed to exact measurements ie: A5 – 148×210.
(Unless artwork is a unique size – this must be specified.)
• All artwork must have a 3mm bleed around entire artwork.
• Artwork must be designed at a minimum of 300dpi resolution.
• Photographs used in design must also be 300dpi resolution.
• All images must be CMYK
• All fonts must be embedded or outlined
• All files must be named clearly ie. A1 Electrical A5 Flyer Front.pdf
• Artwork must be designed to exact measurements ie: A4 – 297×210.
• All artwork must have a 3mm bleed around entire artwork.
• Artwork must be designed at a minimum of 300dpi resolution.
• Photographs used in design must also be 300dpi resolution.
• All images must be CMYK or Spot Color
• All fonts must be embedded or outlined
• All files must be named clearly ie. A1 Electrical Letterhead.pdf
• All artwork must have a 3mm bleed around entire artwork.
• Artwork must be designed at a minimum of 300dpi resolution.
• Photographs used in design must also be 300dpi resolution.
• All images must be CMYK or Spot Color
• All fonts must be embedded or outlined
• All files must be named clearly ie. A1 Electrical Letterhead.pdf
Also applies to: Booklets, Magazines
• Artwork must be designed to exact measurements
ie: DL 6PP Brochure – 210x297mm(A4 Flat) or A4 4PP Brochure – 420x297mm (A3 Flat)
• All artwork must have a 3mm bleed around entire artwork.
• Artwork must be designed at a minimum of 300dpi resolution.
• Photographs used in design must also be 300dpi resolution.
• All images must be CMYK
• All fonts must be embedded or outlined
• All files must be named clearly ie. A1 Electrical DL Brochure Front.pdf
• Artwork must be designed to exact measurements
ie: DL 6PP Brochure – 210x297mm(A4 Flat) or A4 4PP Brochure – 420x297mm (A3 Flat)
• All artwork must have a 3mm bleed around entire artwork.
• Artwork must be designed at a minimum of 300dpi resolution.
• Photographs used in design must also be 300dpi resolution.
• All images must be CMYK
• All fonts must be embedded or outlined
• All files must be named clearly ie. A1 Electrical DL Brochure Front.pdf
• Artwork must be designed to exact measurements Flat ie: A4 210x297mm
• All artwork must have a 3mm bleed around entire artwork.
• Artwork must be designed at a minimum of 300dpi resolution.
• Photographs used in design must also be 300dpi resolution.
• All images must be CMYK
• All fonts must be embedded or outlined
• All files must be named clearly ie. A1 Electrical Calendar January Picture.pdf
• Pictures for months must be designed on a separate page to the calendar dates
• You can download the calendar dates from – http://incompetech.com/beta/cal-monthly/
• Calendar must be completely designed for trade/discount prices to apply.
• All artwork must have a 3mm bleed around entire artwork.
• Artwork must be designed at a minimum of 300dpi resolution.
• Photographs used in design must also be 300dpi resolution.
• All images must be CMYK
• All fonts must be embedded or outlined
• All files must be named clearly ie. A1 Electrical Calendar January Picture.pdf
• Pictures for months must be designed on a separate page to the calendar dates
• You can download the calendar dates from – http://incompetech.com/beta/cal-monthly/
• Calendar must be completely designed for trade/discount prices to apply.
• Artwork must be designed to exact measurements either Flat or single file
ie: FLAT: DL – 210x198mm or Single page: 210x99mm
• All artwork must have a 3mm bleed around entire artwork.
• Artwork must be designed at a minimum of 300dpi resolution.
• Photographs used in design must also be 300dpi resolution.
• All images must be CMYK
• All fonts must be embedded or outlined
• All files must be named clearly ie. A1 Electrical DL Greeting Card Front.pdf or A1 Electrical DL Greeting Card Inside.pdf
ie: FLAT: DL – 210x198mm or Single page: 210x99mm
• All artwork must have a 3mm bleed around entire artwork.
• Artwork must be designed at a minimum of 300dpi resolution.
• Photographs used in design must also be 300dpi resolution.
• All images must be CMYK
• All fonts must be embedded or outlined
• All files must be named clearly ie. A1 Electrical DL Greeting Card Front.pdf or A1 Electrical DL Greeting Card Inside.pdf
We accepts a range of popular file formats for printing. These formats include PDF, JPG, TIF, BMP, PSD, EPS, AI. We also accept Word DOC files, Publisher PUB files, and Powerpoint PPT files.
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