Hey readers and creatives! Use this article as your go-to guide when it comes to getting your artwork ready for printing. Learn what you need to consider before sending out your artwork for printing.
Adhering to these guidelines is important, as any mistakes could lead to delays or a poor output quality, resulting in additional stress.
- Text
For optimum results, make sure to keep the important text of your flyer at least 8-10mm away from the margins - Bleed
Bleed is an extension of the design page which you incorporate in your design. It will be trimmed off when the flyer is printed, making sure that there are no white margins.. Any images on your artwork should bleed off the page, and essential text should be away from the trim edge by a good few mm’s. We use a 2mm bleed area on each edge. - Print Resolution
Make sure your artworks resolution is at least 300dpi. The higher the resolution the better. - Colors
Before you print out your artwork, make sure to check the display on your monitor carefully to get the desired colors – a monitor that is not properly calibrated can cause color discrepancies. So, ensure correctness of the color choices before sending it to be printed. - File Formats
If you are using un-common fonts, ensure you supply your artwork as a flattened jpeg or tiff. This will ensure there will be no font problems when your artwork is checked. The most commonly accepted program formats are Quark, Illustrator, Photoshop, Corel Draw, Corel Paint, Freehand, InDesign and Paint Shop Pro. Vector files such as .eps and pdf’s are becoming more common and ensure a better end product. - Check your files
Be sure to go over your artwork for any typos, grammatical mistakes and low resolution images. Doing so thoroughly and carefully is essential, as any missed errors can delay the desired result from being achieved. - A Final Check
Before sending to your printer, have one more final check that everything is as expected.
WARNING
There are two things you should consider when designing your flyers:
Due to the quick turn around of most flyers, they are trimmed down not long after they are printed, in most circumstances we try to give a printed sheet 8 hours to dry completely, this isn’t always the case. This is noticeable when one side of the flyer is left white, and the other side bleeds rich colour to the trim edge. This will cause slight powdering of the rich ink over, on to the white side. In this circumstance we recommend the use of borders.
Borders on the edge of a flyer, can sometimes give the flyer a classic look. But make sure the borders are a good few mm in from the trim edge, because of the way we print flyers (up to 32 at a time) and the speed at which we turn them round (from payment, to your door) these borders may not be an accurate trim to the exact 10th of a mm. This is why we ask for a 2mm bleed. The cutting blade could go either way. We cannot be held responsible for imperfect results if these borders are slightly uneven.
Thank you for reading my article, I hope these tips help you perfect your next print! If you don’t have time to create your own print or just don’t feel like it, you can always utilize our services and we can get your prints going for you. Trust, we will cater to your ideas or help you formulate a theme- whatever you need, we got you!
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