Digital Art Requirements for Spot Color Printing

• All files must be in (list formats) format.
• All fonts must be converted to outlines.
• All colors must be converted to spot colors with colors selected from our Stand Inks or Pantone colors.
• Please submit files with images SIZED for printing (100%).
• Compress large files (over 20 MB) using Stuff-it or Winzip.
• Flatten all files.
• Send additional .JPG of your design for our reference.

Applications Accepted

• ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR - our preferred file format. Create outlines for fonts. Save as .EPS
• FREEHAND - Convert text to paths. Save as .EPS.
• COREL DRAW - Convert text to paths. Save as .AI file.
• ADOBE PHOTOSHOP - Should be used only for photographic images, not great for type or logos.
• QUARK - Must include all font files and placed images.

Applications NOT Accepted

• POWERPOINT
• WORD or any word processing program.

Digital Art Requirements for Process Color Printing

• Files should be presented in photoshop, .PICT, .TIFF or .EPS formats only.
•  NO .GIF or .JPG files for separation purposes. Send additional .JPG version of file to communicate color representation if file does not display color the way you want it printed.
• Resolutions should be between 200 - 300 dpi at initial creation of file.
• Send a printed color hard copy to use as a "target" in the separation process since all monitors are different.
• Please submit files with images SIZED for printing.
• Compress large files (over 20 MB) using Stuff-it or Winzip.
• Flatten all files.