PRODUCTION READY ARTWORK STANDARDS
a. CorelDraw X3 (recommended, 12 is acceptable)
b. Adobe Illustrator CS5 (recommended, CS3 or greater is acceptable)
Although other versions may work, compatibility problems will persist and therefore to be compliant, you must utilize the above software.
GUIDELINES FOR PRODUCTION READY ART
All fonts should be converted to curves (paths or outlines) (WE DO NOT PURCHASE FONTS)
•Should be in black & white for all stamps. Color only accepted for sublimated badges, and must have the RGB color codes with the artwork. No grayscaling or shading on artwork.
•They should be provided at actual imprint size
•They should be from 300 DPI or higher source documents at the original size
ACCEPTABLE FORMATS FOR VECTOR ART
EPS
PSD
PDF
TIFF
Adobe Illustrator – A1
CorelDraw – CDR
All files must be created in approved professional graphics software. Files saved without vector data or from unapproved software are not considered Production Ready Artwork.
UNACCEPTABLE FORMATS FOR ELECTRONIC ART
The following formats explicitly do not comply with Production Ready Art Standards and if submitted, will incur cleanup charges. This is not a comprehensive list, rather a list of the most common unacceptable formats:
PowerPoint
Word
Excel
Publisher
JPEG
GIF
WMF
ARTWORK TRANSFER
1. Send artwork via email IN THE SIZE DESIRED (WE DON'T RESIZE)
2. No compression for files under 4 megabytes
3. Include:
Production Ready Email Tag™ Information
a. Required
i. Subject: Artwork for PO # XXXXXX
ii. Company name & address
iii. Contact person for this art
iv. PO # and/or reference #
v. Phone number for questions on this art
vi. Email for questions on the art
b. Suggested
i. PDF rendering of artwork
ii. Brief description of the art
iii. Size of art