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Design
Get in touch with us to start making things happen for your project. Send us a few details and start a dialogue and see how we can save the world. We believe saving money is as important as making money. Get started by contacting us for a quote or brainstorming on a project, or submit your print file and a invoice will be made to confirm your project details and get it to you in a timely manner.
Photography
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To help with your inquiry we have made a cheat sheet for each category as a starting point for information.
Supported files:
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JPG, PNG, GIF, JPEG, JPE, JFIF, BMP, HEIC, HEIF, TIFF, TIF, WEBP, JPEG 2000 and RAW.
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The following JPEG 2000 file formats are supported: .jp2, .jpg2, .j2k, .jpf, .jpm, .j2c, .jpc, .jpx
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The following RAW file formats are supported: .arw, .srw, .nef, .cr2, .cr3, .crw, .rwl, .rw2, .raw, .raf, .pef, .orf, .mrw, .dng, .sr2, .srf, .kdc, .k25, .dcr, .x3f, .erf, .3fr
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Animated WEBP images are currently not supported and convert to static image.
File size limits:
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Images: 25MB
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GIFs: 15MB
Pre-press
A digital proof is provided in *24 hours or less.
its CHECKED!
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Images and graphics
Ensure images and embedded graphics are placed correctly and at the right resolution and placed in the proper print file template. Graphics downloaded from the internet can cause pixelation. A resolution of at least 300 dots per inch (dpi) is recommended to avoid pixelation or blurriness.
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Colors, fonts, and layouts
Verify that these appear as intended. If you use a special font, you can embed it so the printer doesn't replace it with a similar one. Fonts should be outlined to avoid type substitution errors. CMYK IS FOR PRINT, RGB IS FOR DIGITAL.
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File type
Save your file as a PDF, PDF/X-4 is recommended and the safest option and won't look different on different screen sizes. Knock out and or overprint in text.
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Bleed
Include an 1/8 inch border around your design that extends on all sides. This is called bleed and prevents a white line from appearing on the edges of your final product. Keep a 1/8 inch margin of safety with important items away from the trimmed edge.
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Blacks
Rich black is a combination of all colors C/M/Y/K 60/40/40/100 vs 100% black is only using K.
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Spot colors, Die-cuts and specialty finishes layer check.
Adobe acrobat pre-flight and proof is our guarantee your project will be printed as its intended.
Your proof will have, either a
Looks good
Possible issues
Not going to print need changes
*Every chance is made to have your proof back to you in the fastest manner. Accuracy is priority. Some delays can occur.
PRINT
checklist
FOR ALL PRINTED PIECES SUCH AS CARDS, BANNERS AND POSTERS ETC..
Copy and paste in form
1. PROJECT NAME ex "Business card".
2. SIZE.
3. STOCK.
4. QUANTITY.
5. SINGLE OR DOUBLE SIDES.
6. UV COATING : front : back : both or none. No Charge.
Any other options such as round corners, Spot UV etc. will be price adjusted.
* IMAGES NEED TO BE CMYK, OUTLINE YOUR FONTS, EMBED YOUR GRAPHICS AND A MIN 300 DPI AT 100% SIZE: If not image quality will suffer. Saving a file using PDF/X-4 is most common and best method.
DESIGN
checklist
FOR LOGOS AND GRAPHIC LAYOUT AND DESIGN
INCLUDE IN MESSAGE.
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COLOR THEME.
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DIGITAL AND/OR PRINT.
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WILL IT NEED A COMPLETE BRANDING.
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MERCHANDISE PERHAPS.
PHOTOGRAPHY
checklist
FOR MODEL AND PHOTOGRAPHERS CARDS
INCLUDE IN MESSAGE.
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LAYOUT NUMBER : vertical or horizontal.
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UV COATING : front : back : both or none.
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UPLOAD THE CORRECT NUMBER OF *IMAGES
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MODEL OR PHOTOGRAPHERS NAME
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MODEL INFO: height : weight : bust : hips : dress size : shoe size : hair : eye color : tattoos if applicable
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AGENCY : If applicable.
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SOCIAL MEDIA INFO : If applicable
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CONTACT INFO : contact email and phone number.
* IMAGES NEED TO BE CMYK, OUTLINE YOUR FONTS, EMBED YOUR GRAPHICS AND A MIN 300 DPI AT 100% SIZE: If not image quality will suffer. In general saving a file using PDF/X-4