Artwork Specifications

ARTWORK CHECKLIST

Follow these guidelines to ensure the highest possible printing quality for your products.

Preparing press-ready artwork for commercial printing can be confusing, especially if this is your first time. Please use this checklist as a guide before uploading your artwork.

File Format

PDF is in the preferred file format.

InDesign files can be supplied as entire packages (File > Package) which include images, fonts and the InDesign file. You can compress this into a ZIP file to make it easier to send to us.

Artwork resolution (dpi)

Colour images should be no less than 300dpi.

Greyscale images should be no less than 600dpi, and monochromatic bitmaps should be 1200dpi.

All images must be embedded in the PDF files.

Colour Mode

All colour should be converted to CMYK mode. If documents are to be printed in CMYK (Process) all colours, which includes RGB and Pantone (Spot) must be converted to CMYK before making PDF files.

Line Thickness

Minimum line thickness: 0.25pt. Anything less than a hairline will not hold on the press.

Fonts

All fonts must be embedded, outlined or converted to curves.

For CMYK colour fonts, the type must be no less than 8pt.

Layers

All Layers must be flattened.

Die-cut Lines

All die-cuts lines must be vector objects, not bitmap images.

Transparency and Overprints

All Layers must be flattened.

If transparency or overprints are to be used in the document they must be flattened and preserved within the documents.

Black

All 100% Black background jobs must be converted to rich black using the following breakdown: C=40% M=0% Y=0% K=100%.

For rich black in digital printing, please make it at C=100% M=100% Y=100% K=100%.

Have a design or print project coming up?

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ARTWORK CHECKLIST