Art Work Requirements

Our Art Department has some specific requirements for art work provided. Meeting this criteria will save the client money and time in production.

Vector drawing programs:

• Illustrator CS or earlier (Mac or PC)
• Corel Draw 12 or earlier (PC)
• Quark-X-press 4.0 (Mac or PC)

Fonts:

· Ensure that all fonts specific to your job in any application mentioned are converted to curves or outlined before saving the final file.

Disk Media Supported:

• DVD'S
  
• CD'S
  
• E-mail
  
• Zip disk (100 & 250 MB)
  
• Floppy disk (1.44")

• Finished graphic dimensions required
• Bitmap files, .bmp, .gif, .jpeg, .tif, .psd etc. must be submitted at actual size with a minimum resolution of 150dpi and at least .25" bleed.
• Be sure to convert a scanned color image to CMYK mode before saving it.
• If you are providing artwork for scanning, sharp and crisp photographs or negatives are critical for the processing of images into graphics.

What is the difference between
RGB and CYMK Colour mode?
Computer monitors (and TV's) use RGB colour, whereas printing methods employ CYMK colour.