Artwork Specs
Artwork Files
Artwork is to be supplied via email.
To ensure best results artwork should be supplied as eps. files or vector files,
Corel files or AI files saved to be compatable with corel X13.
Having trouble getting the right file?
Pick up the phone or send us an email and we will do our best to help you.
Colour Matching
The Print colour for most pad printed items can be matched to PMS colours. Matching will be as close as possible but not exact.
To ensure closest possible match it is best to provide us with a physical sample of something that has your colours on it, ie business card - letterhead.
PMS colour matching for some products including ceramic mugs and glassware may incur an extra fee. If this is the case we will always let you know before production goes ahead.
Approval
We will email you a mock up of how your finished product will look.
Please check these drafts thoroughly as we will not be held responsible for any mistakes that you have approved for printing.
For some products we can send you a physical sample for a small extra cost, where applicable we highly reccomend this.
Artwork Setup/Re-Drawing Fees
We don't charge setup fees on top of our prices. We hate buying products with hidden costs and so we don't want to do the same to you.
If artwork cannot be supplied in the above format or to the required specifications we may need to 're-draw' it.
If your artwork requires extensive work the there will be a re-drawing fee of $40 p/hr (min - $40)
We expect a small amount of work on our part to set up your artwork for printing so we will only charge drawing fees where absolutely necessary and we will always let you know beforehand that there will be an extra cost.
EPS Conversion
We can get your images converted to an eps file for $30,
This is often worth while as we will then send you the finished file and you can keep it for future printing with any company.
Seting up artwork and don't know the dimensions?
Email us and we will let you know the finished size, printable area and bleed limit.
Printed Paper Art Specs
Bleed
Please ensure 3mm bleed is allowed where required.
Magnets
Please ensure any text sits inside a text safe area of 5mm.
Borders
Please do not use borders that are designed to create an even margin around the document. A trimming tolerance of +/- 1mm must be allowed for. e.g. If you design a border 2mm from the edge all around a document the end result may be 1mm on one side and 3mm on the opposite side creating an unbalanced look.
Colours
Ensure colours are CMYK. If colours are supplied in PMS or RGB colours they will be automatically converted to CMYK and will generally produce undesirable results. Only use PMS colours if they are intended to be printed as such. This service is available at additional cost.
Colour Matching
This is not offered as part of our standard service. The majority of orders are ganged together to achieve “economies of scale” and printed using industry standard density settings which may still produce a variation in colour between print runs due to atmospheric conditions and varying stock properties.
Document Size
Your document size must be the finished size, based on trim marks, plus bleed.
Images
Images should ideally be CMYK at 350dpi for the intended final size of the image.
Ink Cover
Please be aware of the “Total Ink Cover” you intend using in your design. The heavier the cover the longer it will take to produce your job as this will affect trimming, folding and packing by potential scuffing. We recommend no more than 300% coverage out of a possible 400%. (i.e. CMYK @ 100% each). You may wish to consider a sealing coat if you have concerns. We do recommend this for matt stocks.
Multiple pages
Create multiple page documents as a single .pdf file. e.g.
Double sided business cards: page 1 = front, page 2 = back
Rich Black
To ensure a nice rich black use the following values Black 100%, Cyan 50%, Magenta 10%, Yellow 10%.
Text
Please convert text to outlines, curves or paths where possible. Do not use rich black for text. Use 100% black only.
Trimming
To ensure a pleasing result we recommend not placing critical objects closer than 5mm from any trim line. Non critical images and colour may be placed to bleed beyond this and the trim line.
Watermarks
Watermarks or images used for similar purposes, should not be set at less than 8% total ink coverage.