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Art Check List

A Quick Test to Ensure Success-Please review this check list before submitting art. Art and digital files that pass this pre-flight "test" usually flow through our system with ease.

CheckLayout

  • Keep critical elements at least 3/8" from top and 1/4" from bottom & sides
  • 1/8" Bleed
  • See templates
  • Common Art layouts
common layouts

CheckDigital Images

  • CMYK .psd, .tif, .eps, or .ai file formats
  • 300ppi/dpi resolution, sized to 100%
  • EVERY file used to create the final piece MUST be included and editable. This includes linked or placed files.

CheckFonts

  • Converted to outlines/curves or include ALL font Files
  • Minimum font size recommendation for critical elements is 8pt. Smaller, thin, and reverse print fonts can fill in or become difficult to read.
  • See our List of Typesetting Fonts

CheckFile Formats

Current or recent Mac or PC versions of the following.

  • Photoshop®
  • InDesign®
  • Illustrator®
  • High Res PDF

Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files are not acceptable.

CheckMedia

  • Upload files 3-80Mb
  • Email files less than 3Mb to your Account Manager
  • CD
  • DVD

CheckColor Target / Sample

Include a complete, full-sized hard copy of the composite art submitted. It may be color or black & white, but must be printed from the final file(s) you provide. Color targets should be printed using calibrated devices.

  • Calibrated color target
  • Black & White prints for position only

CheckColors - Process & PMS

All PMS/Spot colors will be converted to 4-Color Process. When referencing a PMS color in a process color print, refer to a Pantone® COLOR BRIDGE® coated guide to see how the color translates when converted to CMYK. Most colors change when converted to CMYK.

  • CMYK 4-Color Process

CheckDesign Tips

  • Design two or three vertical viewing sections
  • Include all layout, font, and image files
  • Convert fonts to outlines/curves
  • Please allow ±1/16" registration variance of the print to the product perimiter
  • 100% black must be built as
    60 C / 50 M / 50 Y / 100 K
  • Supply a printed copy of the final layout and color samples or color targets
  • For best readability, UPC should not be smaller than 1" wide
  • Measure for Fill Line location
  • Call us for answers to your design questions

CheckProduct Templates & Dimensions