Artwork Submission
Submitting Print-Ready Artwork
What Does “Output Ready” Mean?
“Output Ready” is a term used in the printing industry to indicate that the art files sent are technically ready to print. When received, “Output Ready” one-color or multi-color art files should not require any changes or corrections on our part. Here are our guidelines for submitting usable “Output Ready” one-color or multi-color art files.
Preferred: Vector Art Created in Adobe Illustrator (Version CS6 or Newer)
- Art created in Adobe Illustrator must be saved as AI, EPS, PDF, or SVG file format.
- Vector Resolution: N/A (Vector Art is Resolution Independent).
- All fonts must be converted to curves/outlines.
- Please include JPEGs of your designs for reference use only.
Acceptable: Adobe Photoshop (Version CS6 or Newer)
- Art created in Adobe Photoshop must be saved as a PSD or TIF/TIFF file.
- Multi-color PSD, TIF/TIFF files are acceptable but are not “Output Ready” and will incur an art charge to generate “Output Ready” art (Minimum Art Charge: $25.00).
- Photoshop art must be saved at your design’s largest/final print size and at 300 DPI.
- Photoshop color mode should be RGB. Greyscale images are acceptable for recreating/generating one-color art (art charges apply).
- Do not flatten Photoshop files. To use your Photoshop files, all layers must be intact/retained (Channel Separated/Spot Channel files are preferred for generating spot color heat transfer art).
Non-Acceptable:
Popular image file formats that are viewable but not “Output Ready”: BMP, DOCX, GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, PPS, PPT, QUARK, WMF, and XLS. One-color GIF, JPG, JPEG, and PNG files may be usable for one-color art recreation if the file is sent at the design’s largest/final print size, at 300 DPI. If your file does not meet our specifications, it can be used for visual reference only.
Most Images taken from a website or the internet are low resolution files that cannot be accepted as “OUTPUT READY”. Web images require art preparation to make them useable (art charges apply). Art that is created in Microsoft Office and/or Word, Power Point, Excel, Microsoft Publisher, Docx, PPS, PPT, WMF, WPS Word Perfect and XLS are never usable and will not be accepted
Don’t have the proper format?
No Problem! Send us what you have an we will have our artists convert it to the required Vector format at $25 per logo.