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Artwork

To help us print your work correctly we will need you to supply your artwork correctly, so we can move things along swiftly with the minimum of fuss (we can help you get this right)

Example image demonstrating CMYK color mode. CMYK stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (Black).
See the difference! Low detail (left) versus high-resolution clarity (right).

Colour Mode

Set up your document as CMYK for printing, which stands for Cyan, Magenta Yellow & Black. proportions of these 4 colors create a wide range of colors. When saving to PDF, ensure it's also set up as CMYK.

High Resolution

Pixels make up images and the resolution of an image is determined by the number of pixels or dots per inch. An image has components: size (width and height) and resolution. To avoid blurry images, it is important to save all images in high resolution (300dpi) and scan them at the same resolution. When saving a document as a PDF, it should be saved as a "High quality print setting, which may depending on the program used

Diagram of document layout with crop marks indicating final trim size, bleed marks showing area extending beyond the cut, and

Bleed & Crop / Trim Marks

Bleed the image over the page edge by 3mm on all sides to avoid white edges. This is because the extended area is cut through when trimming the pages to size. Crop marks can be manually drawn or automatically applied.

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