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You are welcome to design and supply your own artwork files and here are some guidelines to help you get it right. If you are unsure about what to do, give us a call and we will try to help. We accept general file formats such as PDF and JPG as well as artwork made from many other programs. Document setup guidelines Colour: work in CMYK if possible to get a better screen view of what the final print will look like. Standard page sizes: Business cards 85mm x 55mm, leaflets A5, booklets A5, brochures A4, invoice books/pads A5 or A4. More informaton here Bleed: a bleed of at least 2mm should be specified in the software if any content runs up to any page edges. These items should then be extended past the page edge up to the bleed lines. Understanding bleed Safe area: text and other important content should be no closer than 3mm from the trimmed edge.
Designing and supplying files
Supplying files USB flash drive: multiple files to be printed should be placed in a folder called “To print” or similar. Email: for small files under 20MB or so send to mail@designgraphic.co.uk WhatsApp files (up to 16M) to 0777 456 5338 Online file sending services There are many good websites for sending large files. Examples are WeTransfer and transfernow.
PDF is our preferred file format for receiving files. But please bear in mind that a PDF is essentially a wrapper for content, so any poor quality images will stay poor quality in the PDF. Bleed: If any content runs to the page edge, make sure a bleed value of 2mm or 3mm is set in the program being used. Some layout programs can produce PDF files directly by saving as a PDF or exporting as a PDF. Files can sometimes be printed to a PDF printer, and if crop marks/bleed are needed then the page size in the printer settings should be larger than the document size to allow for this. For documents where bleed is not an issue there are lots on online converting sites. Always check the PDF file with the original document. When
making PDF files, please make sure all fonts are embedded. We use software which can change PDF files in all sorts of ways, but this is really designed for last minute small changes. Larger changes can sometimes be made and sometimes not depending on the complexity of the changes. Any substantial changes to a document should really be made in the original program followed by a new PDF being made. It is recommended to not have security passwords on PDF documents in case they do need to be edited.
Supplying artwork files You are welcome to design and supply your own artwork files and here are some guidelines to help you get it right. If you are still unsure about what to do, give us a call and we will try to help. We accept general file formats such as PDF and JPG as well as artwork made from many other programs. Large files are best sent via websites such as WeTransfer. Document setup guidelines Work in CMYK if possible to get a better screen view of what the final print will look like. Standard page sizes: Business cards 85mm x 55mm, leaflets A5, booklets A5, brochures A4, invoice books/pads A5 or A4. More informaton here A bleed of at least 2mm should be allowed if any content runs up to any page edges. Understanding bleed Text and other important content should be no closer than 3mm from the trimmed edge. More information about: PDF files Using Photoshop and other image editors as a page design tool Adobe files Word & Publisher files Photos and Internet images Software suggestions Supplying files USB flash drive: multiple files to be printed should be placed in a folder called “To print” or similar. Email: for small files under 20MB or so send to mail@designgraphic.co.uk WhatsApp files (up to 16M) to 0777 456 5338 Online file sending services There are many good websites for sending large files. Examples are WeTransfer and transfernow.
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