Artwork Requirements

Artwork Format and Specifications Requirement

To avoid any possible delay in your production, we would highly recommend the following is during the construction of your artwork.

Colour Mode:

CMYK, don't accept RGB

Resolution:

Photo Image 300 dpi (dot points per inch) minimum, 450 dpi recommended

Fonts:

We require all submitted artwork to be:

Curved / Outlined (vector base program)

Rasterized (Pixel base program)

Bleeding:

All paper parts require minimum 3mm bleed around the templates cutting line (if the finished size is 210x140mm, then the artwork size should be: 216x146mm), please use the correct template provided to ensure correct layout.

Cut & Fold Line:

When placing your text avoid having the text too close to the cutting or folding lines. Its best to leave a 2mm buffer between text and cut / fold lines

Final file submission:

Please submit your all your artwork from the software you've created it in (having the fonts curved/outlined/rasterized) as a high resolution (press ready) PDF file. This can be submitted in the email, FTP, DropBox, GoogleDrive or YouSendIt. 

 

Pre-press team will check the following:

• Sufficient Bleed around the Artwork Template (3 mm)

• Correct Template Used with Purchase Order

• Confirm overprint setting

• CMYK + PMS Colour layers

 

Artwork may be rejected if:

• Fonts are not outlined

• Incorrect template is used or the template used does not match order form.

• Artwork submitted does not match order form.

• Template is on the same layer as the artwork.

 

IMPORTANT ARTWORK WATCH LIST DURING YOUR DESIGN:

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• Minimum Font Size: 6pt. positive; 7pt reversed

• Line width: 0.6pt

• CMYK, PMS colour(s) & Template Knife plate are each placed on separate layers

• 100% K Black and Rich Black (C50 M30 Y20 K100) used on the same area.

• Use of correct template

• Unwanted blank or white lines between two panels / images

• Overprint is set correctly.

• Filter effects should be rasterized.

• Save the artwork file in 2 formats. Original flattened format for print, and also the print ready for production. As a backup the print ready pdf for matching purpose.