Artwork Creation

Artwork Creation for Printing

It is essential that you provide us with press-ready artwork for printing and that all content, fonts, and elements are in place before printing begins.

Use of Template Elements

  • Bleed: To ensure fully printed borders with no white or unprinted areas, utilize at least 3mm bleed in your design on all cutting / crease sides.
  • Safety Zone: Zone of Protection Refer to the safe area inside the cutting line where all significant design content should ideally be located.
  • Cutting Line: Refers to the indication of a cutting line, regardless of whether it will be cut to form or rectangular.
  • Creasing/Folding or Perforation: Creasing or folding indicate where the folding will occur, whereas perforation indicates the same.

Template Content

Avoid Use of Low Resolution images or Stretched / Squeezed Images: The vector version of artwork is preferred for printing, but if you must use photos, make sure they are good resolution and not stretched or squished.

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Do Not Use up’s: Send us artwork as a single set design and eliminate Up’s because they are handled during manufacturing.ups

Avoid Missing Fonts: Missing fonts is a key issue in design; be sure to properly outline / group / curve all fonts before submitting it for printing to avoid missing elements appearing during printing.

Colour Conversions: While designing and printing, keep in mind the color shift from RGB to CMYK or PMS because computers employ RGB colors and have LED lights behind them, whereas printout CMYK or PMS colors are very drab in appearance.

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Final Artwork Preparation Checklist:

  • Always use correct size images not stretch or squeez in anyway
  • Avoid design up’s in your artwork
  • Use internal and external bleed for packing boxes or other type of files
  • Use CMYK colours or exact PMS codes for colour matching
  • 2D or flat form Die line is required not as black
  • Jet Black use C =100%, M = 100%, Y = 100%, K = 100% otherwise black is C =0%, M = 0%, Y = 0%, K = 100%
  • Tiff or image files having text in it do not result in fitted colour printing
  • All fonts and font borders must be outlined and grouped together
  • Any line thinner than 0.3PT does not print good and readable font size should at-least be 8pt.
  • Use 5mm bleed all across the artwork
  • All images should at-least be 300dpi
  • Press ready file must have trim marks

Printable File! Not Sure? If you are not sure about your file resolution or details email us and we should be able to help you in checking or editing your file. sales@stickerprintingcanada.com

Good File Format
  1. GOOD: TIFF or EPS files .
  2. BAD: JPEG/JPG or GIF