Top tips to supplying your work on disk...

We can accept artwork on CD, DVD, or via ISDN, emails of up to 10mb can also be accepted. Files may be compressed if necessary. Please supply hard copy and pdf for visual representation. If the job requires folds, trims, perforations or cutter please mark on the proofs and supply a mock-up.


Artwork
Artwork should be supplied in either Quark Xpress (version 8 or below), Adobe Photoshop (version CS2 or below), Adobe Illustrator (version CS2 or below), Freehand (version MX or below) formats or Adobe Indesign.

We cannot accept finished artwork in either Word or Publisher formats.

All artwork should be in CMYK colour (not RGB) or in relevant spot colours, images should be 350 dpi and CMYK. All trap, overprint and knockout information within Quark Xpress must be correct when the artwork is supplied. Text boxes should be unlinked and page numbers should not be automated as this can cause reflow when the artwork is set up for print.

If supplying Quark, Illustrator, Freehand or Indesign documents with placed images these images should preferably be in jpg format saved as maximum quality. Also to reduce file size please ensure the images have not been scaled below 75%.


PDFs
Please be aware that alterations cannot be made to files supplied as PDFs. If a print ready pdf is provided then trim marks and bleed must be included, colours should be unchanged, images set to the highest quality and saved as single pages not spreads.


Supplied Logos
All logos should be supplied in Illustrator, Photoshop or Freehand (see above for relevant versions). They should be high resolution (300dpi) or vectorised.


Fonts
When supplying artwork all fonts used within the job must be supplied. Alternatively text should be converted to outlines.


Bleed
Please include at least 3mm bleed on all artwork.


File Formats
We can accept JPEG, TIFF, EPS and BMP file formats.


Proofs
Content proofs will be supplied for every order and in the case of full colour work, a digital colour match proof will be supplied. In all cases we will require a signed approval form before we proceed to print.


Corrections
If your artwork requires any corrective work, to ensure your files are 'print ready', we will be happy to quote. Our quotation will depend on the amount of time needed to carry out the alterations. However, a minimum charge of forty pounds applies to all corrective disk work.