Guidelines

For best results please follow our guidelines:

 

We accept the following file formats: TIF, TIFF, JPG, EPS, AI, PSD and PDF

 

Please provide all pictures/photos with a minimum 350 dpi (dot per inch) resolution.  Images created for the web are low screen resolution and don't have the data required for a good, sharp printed image.  Printed images require 350 dpi or there will be a substantial decrease in image quality 

    

Color mode:

Please provide art and images in CMYK (cyan, yellow, magenta, black) color mode. Please provide black and white artwork and images in grayscale color mode.

Bleeds: 

Bleed is a printing term that applies when an image goes beyond the edge of a sheet of paper. To achieve a bleed properly, the design should include the image that would appear beyond the edge of the cut line to allow for a shifting image during the cutting process.

For example, business cards require a .125 bleed on all 4 edges. So a 2”x3 ½” finished size business card requires art that is 2.125” x 3.625”

If you are providing your own artwork, please build your files by adding the appropriate bleed to your file.

Add .125” bleed to the following products; or .0625” bleed on all 4 edges for the following products:

• Business Cards
• Brochures
• Door Hangers
• Envelopes
• Flyers
• Letterhead
• Mini Menus
• Notepads
• Postersggg

Add .1” bleed to the following products; or .05” bleed on all 4 edges for the following products:

Postcards

Rack Cards

Bookmarks

Tent Cards

Crop Marks mode:

If you are providing your own artwork, please add crop marks indicating where the paper should be cut.

Fonts mode:

Please outline or convert fonts to paths or curves in EPS files.

Please embed fonts in PDF files.

Safe Zone:

All critical elements (text, images, logos, etc.) must be kept at least .125” inside the edge so that they aren’t cut during production.

Border mode:

Please allow 3/16” cutting space around your card. Borders aren’t recommended as shifting during the cutting process may make borders appear uneven.

Dimensions:

Products	Final Print Size – 350dpi	Size with Bleed – 350dpi
Business Cards	Inch: 2″x3.5″ Pixels: 700×1225	Inch: 2.125″x3.625″ Pixels:735×1260
Postcards	Inch: 4″x6″ Pixels: 1400×2100	Inch: 4.1″x6.1″ Pixels:1435×2135
Postcards	Inch: 4.25″x5.5″ Pixels:1488×1925	Inch: 4.35″x5.6″ Pixels:1522×1960
Postcards	Inch: 5″x7″ Pixels:1750×2450	Inch: 5.1″x7.1″ Pixels:1785×2485
Postcards	Inch: 5.5″x8.5″ Pixles:1925×2975	Inch: 5.6″x8.6″ Pixels:1960×3010
Rackcards	Inch: 4″x9″ Pixels:1925×2975	Inch: 4.1″x9.1″ Pixels:1435×3185