Artwork Guides
Guidelines below ensure that there will be no delays with printing. If you have any questions please call our office on {{portal.PhoneNo}} or email us on
{{portal.Email}}. We will be more than happy to help.
Layout:
please make sure that all text and important info is (within the blue line area) at least 5mm from the cutting edge (red line). Please leave 2mm bleeds on each side - this is for cutting purposes. All artwork sizes below include required bleeds (green line). Background image should be spread within the artwork bleed area (green line).
Accepted files:
Small format:
jpg, jpeg, tiff, pdf - all should be in 300dpi resolution and CMYK colour mode, all text should be converted into paths ai, eps - all should be in 300dpi resolution and CMYK colour mode, all text should be converted into paths
Large format:
Print: jpg, jpeg, tiff, pdf - all should be in 150dpi resolution and CMYK colour mode, all text should be converted into paths
Cut:
ai, eps, cdr - all text should be converted into paths
We apologise but we can't use the following formats: word, excel, powerpoint, publisher, works, open office, however we can help with converting files or offer to re-design them. For more info please email us on
{{portal.Email}}
Artwork sizes:
Leaflets & folded flyers
A7 - artwork size 7,8cm x 10,9cm (finished size 7,4cm x 10,5cm)
A6 - artwork size 10,9cm x 15,2cm (finished size 10,5cm x 14,8cm)
DL - artwork size 10,3cm x 21,4cm (finished size 9,9cm x 21cm)
A5 - artwork size 15,2cm x 21,4cm (finished size 14,8cm x 21cm)
A4 - artwork size 21,4cm x 30,1cm (finished size 21cm x 29,7cm)
A3 - artwork size 30,1cm x 42,4cm (finished size 29,7cm x 42cm) Posters:
A3 - artwork size 30,1cm x 42,4cm (finished size 29,7cm x 42cm)
A2 - artwork size 42,4cm x 59,8cm (finished size 42cm x 59,4cm)
A1 - artwork size 59,8cm x 84,5cm (finished size 59,4cm x 84,1cm)
A0 - artwork size 84,5cm x 119,3cm (finished size 84,1cm x 118,9cm) Business cards:
standard - artwork size 8,9cm x 5,9cm ( finished size 8,5cm x 5,5cm)
double business card (portrait) - artwork size 11,4cm x 8,9cm ( finished size 11cm x 8,5cm)
double business card (landscape) - artwork size 17,4cm x 5,9cm ( finished size 17cm x 5,5cm) Roll up banners:
Artwork size 80,4cm x 200,4cm - finished size 80cm x 200cm Correx boards:
For all correx boards we need files in ai. or eps. format only
