Where do you
send artwork?
Artwork can be emailed to our art department
How
is final art created?
Camera ready art for print production,
silkscreening, pad printing, embroidery and web applications
is produced on an IBM compatible computer.
What
is camera-ready art?
Basically
this means the file or piece of paper (hard copy) containing
the artwork is ready to make a plate or negative from. To
be considered camera ready, art must be supplied electronically
in proper artwork format or as black
ink on white paper. It must be CRISP
output produced from a quality laser printer or by linotronic
output.
If the
finished product is being printed with more than one color,
the colors must be separated, complete with registration
marks.
| When
is art NOT camera ready? |
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Output
from photocopiers, bubblejet, inkjet, or dot matrix
printers. |
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Any
output using colored ink or colored paper. |
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Anything
that has been duplicated, including printed copies
of letterhead, business cards, etc. |
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Screens
or screened images with dot patterns that are too fine
to reproduce. |
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Images
with the edges of type or graphics which are jagged
or rough. |
| Software
used by our art department: |
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Corel
Draw 14.0 |
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Adobe
Pagemaker 7.0 |
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Adobe
Illustrator 7.0 |
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Adobe
Photoshop 7.0 |
If
supplied in the appropriate format, your existing artwork
can be used to produce the final product, or can assist
in recreating camera ready art.
Why
Can't You Just Use my Artwork?
We
often need to "rework" your existing
artwork so that it will reproduce well - we want
the imprint on the products you order to look good.
Images
created for internet use are quite low resolution, and
are NOT camera-ready when you email them to us. Your
supplied files produced in programs which do not offer
export capabilities to enable embedding fonts, or production
of a .pdf file will likely not open in our professional
graphic programs.
| What
file formats for graphics are acceptable? |
| |
.cdr
corel draw X4 |
Ensure
that all text has been converted to curves and all
outlines have been converted to objects. |
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.eps
encapsulated
postscript |
export
with image header in .wmf or .tif format, and text
as curves. |
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.ai
adobe illustrator |
files
are acceptable if they are saved as an IBM file. All
text must be converted to curves or outlines. |
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.wmf
windows metafile |
text
must be exported as curves. |
| What
file formats will assist us in recreating artwork? |
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.tif
bitmap |
IBM
order
300 dpi or greater at 300% |
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.jpeg
and .gif
for
internet use |
files
produced for internet use will require substantial
clean-up before they are camera ready |
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.doc
microsoft word |
can
be used to import text or a low resolution image into
a graphics program |
Questions??
or call us at 403.226.5925 for clarification
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