Design Guide

ARTWORK SPECIFICATIONS

Printing orders in which YOU, the client, are supplying the artwork, require the submission of complete, " Press Ready" electronic artwork set up in accordance with the specifications documented here.

Any artwork submitted in an incomplete state may require a re-quotation and the print prices indicated for the product may not apply.

To download our artwork checklist, click here .

Printing Express accepts files from the following applications:

• Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)
• Adobe Illustrator (.ai, .eps)
• Adobe InDesign (.indd)
• Adobe Photoshop (.psd, .jpg, .tif, .eps)

If you do not have one of these formats, most industry standard programs allow you to save in PRESS QUALITY PDF format, which is also acceptable.

Our SPECIFIC PDF settings can be downloaded from here

Files supplied in Corel Draw of Microsoft Word are not considered press ready and may require change once converted to press ready format. Charges may apply to perform this service.

We do NOT accept Publisher, Excel or Powerpoint files for print jobs.

We support various transfer methods:

• E-mail (up to 8meg)
• DropBox.com
• CD or flash drive

We require document page sizes to be as listed:

BC within 90mm x 55mm
DL 99mm x 210mm
A6 105mm x 148mm
A5 148mm x 210mm
A4 210mm x 297mm
A3 297mm x 420mm
A2 420mm x 594mm
A1 594mm x 840mm

A0 840mm x 1189mm

To download our size chart, click here .

TO ENSURE YOU GET THE BEST QUALITY PRINT JOB FOLLOW THESE SIMPLE RULES:

• Add BLEED if required:
  Please make sure that 2mm bleed is placed on your artwork where needed. Artwork to be 1-up on a single page document.
• Add TRIM MARKS where possible:
  Trim marks tell us the exact size of your job and ensure that no vital information is accidently trimmed off.
• PLEASE ENSURE all text is placed at least 3mm INSIDE the trim to allow for slight variations in trimming
• Convert TEXT to OUTLINES:
  Where possible convert your text to paths, curves or outlines.
• Ensure IMAGES are HIGH RESOLUTION:
  Please ensure that all images supplied are of a resolution of 300dpi at their final printed size.
  Please Note: DO NOT ‘upsize’ low resolution images to 300dpi as this may result in a poor quality finished result.
• Convert your images to CMYK:
  If you are printing a job in FULL COLOUR make sure all images are CMYK (not RGB).
  Please Note: SCREEN COLOURS ARE NEVER ACCURATE - please check your Pantone or CMYK specifications. Certain Pantone colours are outside the printable colour range of CMYK devices.
• Supply all ATTACHED files:
  Please remember to supply us with all the relevant files for output (eg. fonts and graphics) otherwise this may incur a delayed delivery.
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SPECIFIC ARTWORK GUIDES FOR BANNERS

Different artwork specifications exist for banners. Download the artwork setup guide for banners from here.

Specific Artwork Guides for Banners and Promotional Products

Different artwork specifications may exist for promotional products. Please check with your customer service representative before supplying artwork for these products.