Setting Up Your Artwork

What is Print Ready Artwork?
If you have artwork already designed or you are about to design you artwork, please follow the below guide to ensure that your file can be printed straight ...
Thu, 19 Sep, 2019 at 4:10 AM
What is the Safe Zone?
When setting up your artwork for printing you need to ensure that all the important elements are placed within the safe zone. The safe zone is a 3mm margin ...
Tue, 9 Jul, 2019 at 12:13 PM
Converting Fonts to Outlines
Once you have all the content in your artwork setup you will then need to convert all the fonts into outlines. This ensures that the fonts that you have set...
Tue, 9 Jul, 2019 at 12:16 PM
Spot & Pantone Colours
Unfortunately we do not offer printing using Spot or Pantone (PMS) colours. All of our printing is done using either offset or digital printing technology. ...
Mon, 15 Jul, 2019 at 11:05 AM
What Are The Best CMYK Values For Rich Black
Unfortunately due to the nature of printing, not all black printing settings are the same. If you are looking for a deep, rich black, please set your artwor...
Tue, 9 Jul, 2019 at 12:19 PM
What is Bleed?
Including bleed in your print artwork ensures that the finished product will not have any white borders when they are cut.  Basically, bleed all...
Sat, 29 Aug, 2020 at 9:23 AM
Create Your Artwork in Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Illustrator is a great program for setting up your print file. Here is how to do it! It is very easy to set up your artwork in Adobe Illustrator. We h...
Mon, 15 Jul, 2019 at 10:09 AM
Missing Links
Please ensure your links are embedded in your files. We are not able to do up a digital proof without the links. If you want to supply the missing links, we...
Fri, 28 Feb, 2020 at 12:36 PM
CMYK or RGB colours?
We require all artwork to be supplied in CMYK format. CMYK refers to the primary colours of pigment, including: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black. Because th...
Mon, 23 Mar, 2020 at 9:59 AM
How to embed images in Adobe Illustrator?
We often open artwork without images embedded in the file, unfortunately this leaves the area where the image should be positioned blank. In order to avoid ...
Mon, 23 Mar, 2020 at 10:10 AM