GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR LARGE FORMAT GRAPHIC OUTPUT

 

Please contact us @ 636-861-0010 if you have any questions regarding specifications for artwork.

 

General Layout Requirements:

 

Layout Scale:

• 1:1 is best, 100dpi @ 100% ; 1:2 is good, 200dpi @ 50%, etc.

 

Document Set Up:

• Color: CMYK or RGB

• Outline all fonts in Illustrator

• Provide PMS colors info

• Provide hard copy, or PDF with dimensions

• Provide native files with file extensions

 

File Requirements: Illustrator

 

File Format: .ai or Adobe Illustrator native files

 

Special Note:

• Use vector art whenever possible

• Outline all fonts

• Provide all placed/linked images, do not just embed them. This limits color corrections

• Linked Image file formats: .tif, .eps, .jpg, .psd (layered files are best for color correction flexibility)

 

Please do not send native PhotoShop, InDesign, Quark Express, Freehand or Corel Draw files as they are not compatible with our large format output process.