Artwork Checklist
Artwork that is setup incorrectly can slow down the print process, or reduce the quality of the final printed product. To ensure your printing arrives with you as you'd expect, please follow our simple checklist:
When designing for print you must ensure that you create your artwork in the correct document format. We've laid out the standard page sizes to the right, along with the document size including 3mm bleed on each edge.
Click on the arrow images to download our print templates for all the correct dimensions. If you create your artwork to the correct size with bleed, you will drastically reduce any potential delays.
If you require print using a size not listed on our site - please use our bespoke quote form.
When sending files to print we require your artwork to include 3mm bleed on each edge of the document. Bleed refers to the extension of any blocks of graphics or colour that you want to run right up to the edge of the cut sheet.
Without a bleed you can sometimes end up with a white border around your artwork, where you haven't carried your design far enough into the bleed area.
You can download a template on the right which shows our print sizes with the bleed added.
If you are creating your artwork in software like Adobe Photoshop we require an absolute minimum of 300dpi, you can send 450dpi or even 600dpi if you prefer, the later two sizes dramatically increase the file size of your document. As a general rule 300dpi is adequate.
To ensure a crisp print on items such as text we strongly recommend creating all artwork in software like Adobe Illustrator or Adobe In-Design, these applications output text as "Postscript" data which means the text information will print crystal clear.
You can export PDFs from Photoshop, but please check that text layers have been preserved and fonts are embed.
To preview how your print will be appear when it is printed, we would recommend selecting Overprint Preview. This should identify any vector objects that have Overprint applied to the them - the object would appear transparent and this is how your artwork will be printed.
In Acrobat Reader you can select Overprint Preview which can be located in the Advanced drop down menu
In both InDesign and Illustrator you can view as Overprint Preview by going to the View dropdown menu and selecting Overprint Preview
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