Please read the following information thoroughly. We will be glad to help you with any additional questions or concerns before you hand over your files. Remember that you always have the option of letting us design the item for you, at a small extra charge, from the very beginning.

Submitting your files & artwork

Send all images and fonts used in the creation of your document.

Here is an easy way to help you organize all fonts and images you have used in your file:

Before you start designing your item create a folder with the name of the item, for this example we will create a folder called "My Business Card"

Within the "My Business Card" folder save your file.

Within the "My Business Card" folder create 2 more folders, one called "Fonts" the other called "Images".

When you have finished designing, copy all the fonts you used in the file into the "Fonts" folder and copy all the images/pictures/graphics which you placed in your file into the "Images" folder.

Compress the"My Business Card" folder with a compression tool like WinZip (www.winzip.com) or, if you are a Mac user, Stuffitt. Compressing your files will allow them to transfer more quickly over the web.

This procedure ensures that we will have everything that's necessary to print your order to meet your deadline. If you have problems with any of the above steps we will be glad to help you by phone or email.

Contact: Paul on 01635 522447 < click here to send email >

We prefer if you link your images to your document instead of embedding them. But remember, when you link your images, you must also give us the separate image.

Please save all images in a resolution of 300 dpi, line art should be saved at 600 dpi.

For full colour/4-colour process printing please save your file in CMYK mode.

For spot colour printing please use Pantone colours.

If you have designed your artwork using RGB or Hex colours and would like to see the nearest Pantone equivelent then click here for an online conversion chart.

Give us only the files that we will need to complete your order.

Never use the style palette to bold or italicize your fonts.

Please proof read and spell check your artwork before you hand it over to us. Our job is to make the copy and images you supply us look the very best.

We are not responsible for errors made on your part.

If you are supplying us with actual paper printouts of images, logos or art (also called “camera ready artwork”) we only accept sharp black and white prints.

Careful attention should be made in converting Pantone colours to CMYK colour. Sometimes there will be quite a big colour change from the conversion process. For best results you should save the file in CMYK colour from the very beginning.

If your order will be printed in CMYK colour and there are large solid black areas, you can add 60% cyan to those areas to achieve a richer black.

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Set-up guidelines by item

Business Cards - should be 85mm by 55mm with a 5mm margin around all sides. If there is a bleed on the business card, the card should be set up with a 3mm bleed. If the business cards will be printed in spot colour and there is more than one, please colour separate the file. Please see our note below on Spot Colour Separations.

Letterheads - should be 210mm x 297mm. If the letterheads will be printed in spot colour and there is more than one, please colour separate the file. Please see our note below on Spot Colour Separations.

Envelopes - can be set up to C4 - C5 - C6 etc. Whichever size you need be sure to allow a 1/4 (0.25) inch margin from the top and along the sides. If the envelopes will be printed in more than one spot colour please colour separate the file. Please see our note below on Spot Colour Separations.

Flyers - You can set up your flyer in any size you need. Again, please refer to our notes on Spot Colour Separations. Careful attention should be paid to the fold areas of the flyer. You want to make sure that very small text or text that is meant to be read, does not fall within the folds. It is recommended that you get a test piece printed and folded before any final printing is done.

Brochures - You can set up your brochure in any size you need. Bleeds should be extended 3mm past the edge of the brochure. Careful attention should be paid to the fold areas of the brochure. You want to make sure that very small text or text that is meant to be read, does not fall within the folds. It is recommended that you get a test piece printed and folded before any final printing is done.

Labels - can be printed in most any shape and size you need. Allow an 1/8 (0.125) inch margin around all sides of the label. If there is a bleed, please make sure that it extends a 1/4 (0.25) inch past the edge of the label. If your label will be printed in more than one spot colour please colour separate the file. Please see our note below on Spot Colour Separations.

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Spot Colour Separations.

If your file contains more than one spot colour or Pantone colour you will need to colour separate the file before you send it to us. To to this simply follow these easy steps:

1) Design everything in your file in black including the areas that will be printed in colour.

2) Use Adobe Acrobat to create a PDF file, and save it as "YourJob_composite".

3) Let's say your file contains items to be printed in blue and items to be printed in red: Select everything that will be printed in blue. Delete everything else. Use Adobe Acrobat to save this version as "YourJob_blue.pdf". Close your file WITHOUT saving the deletions and reopen it. Now select everything that will be printed in red. Delete everything else. Use Adobe Acrobat to save this version as "YourJob_red.pdf". Close your file WITHOUT saving the deletions.

4) You should now have 3 PDF files:

a black composite

a file that contains all items to be printed in blue

a file that contains all items to be printed in red

5) Well done! You have just colour-separated your file and you are now ready to email us those files and get your order printed.

Note: Of course, if you are using a package such as Adobe Illustrator/Macromedia Freehand/Corel Draw or QuarkXpress for instance, then there is no need to go through the separation steps outlined above.

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Please note: If Artwork or Design is instigated on your behalf, this would be invoiced at the normal rates irrespective of whether the job is printed or not.

Please direct any graphics-related query to Paul on the following number:-

Paul - Tel: 01635 522447 Email: < click here >