CHECK YOUR DESIGN TO ENSURE A SMOOTH PRINTING PROCESS
With a multitude of file formats and working platforms across the industry, it's important to make sure your design files are meeting current printing requirements. Here is a simple checklist to help you verify the major items your design should address for a high-quality printed product. These items are also addressed in more depth in our Designing for Print guide.
- Preferred file type: Acrobat PDF, TIFF, JPG or any rasterized/bitmapped (300 dpi)
- Imposition: Please supply your print job on individual pages
- Support files: Please include with your job but do not embed
- Resolution: 300 dpi
- Size: Design to finished size
- Bleed: 1/8"
- Safety: 1/8"
- Borders: Leave at least 1/16 on all sides
- Color: CMYK
- Blacks: One-color black for text under 16 pt. Rich black for text over 16 pt (no dense color combinations)
- Fonts: Convert to paths, objects, outlines, curves or rasterized text if you are using live fonts
- File names: Include your order number or job name in the name of your files
- Same image on both sides: Please indicate during the order process if desired
- Please review all images in your document before you send it to us for print.
For explanations and examples of the design file requirements, please see our Designing for Print guide. You can also use our design templates to help ensure compliance with size, bleed, safety and similar structural specifications.
