What
are the requirements for file formats and
resolution?
Resolution must be at 300 DPI and this must
be selected from the beginning, you can
not go back after you have designed your
project and change your DPI this must be
done from the start. We only accept the
following formats: high quality JPEG, EPS,
PDF, PSD, TIFF, AI and Illustrator EPS files
must be outlined.
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What
is the layout for your Business cards?
Business card file size must be 3.75 X 2.25
and final cut down size is 3.5 X 2. All
images and text you don’t want cut
off must be within the 3.5 X 2 area and
bleed all background colors to the full
dimension of the 3.75 X 2.25. You do not
want to add borders to your files because
this will cause un-proportioned cuts since
we do not allow for crop marks. Resolution
must be at 300 DPI and this must be selected
from the beginning, you can not go back
after you have designed your project and
change your DPI this must be done from scratch.
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What
is the layout for Post Office Compliant
cards?
Refer to business card layout steps above,
these preparations only apply to business
cards and 4X6 post cards. Remember that
your post card file size must be 4.125 X
6.125 and final cut down size is a 4X6
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What
about for all other flyer layouts?
Example, quarter page flyers are 5.5 X 4.25.
All flyers must be prepared at the actual
and final size but you will need to bring
all text and images you don’t want
to get cut off must be brought in a little
over an 1/8 of an inch away from the edges,
do not increase or decrease these dimensions
or add any borders of any color.
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What
quantities do you offer?
Due to our gang run business we offer the
following minimums:
- Business Cards 1000
- Everything else the minimum is 5000 followed
by 5000 increments
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What
are bleeds?
Bleeds are the extension of the background
1/8 in. all the way around. Example: a business
card is 3.5 X 2, we ask that you provide
the files at 3.75 X 2.25 we only need the
background this size the text stays with
in the 3.5 X 2.
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What
color format do you offer?
Color format is the process used to make
the color layout. A printer or the printing
press uses to make the combinations of colors,
for example RGB (red, green, blue). Our
press prints 4 colors on the front 4 colors
on the back CMYK format only (cyan, magenta,
yellow, black).
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What is a process
black?
Process black is when your CMYK color values
are set at C=60, M=40, Y=40, K=100 this
will produce a rich solid black, otherwise,
a value of C=0, M=0, Y=0, K=100 will result
in a very dull black.
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What
is Flood UV and Spot UV?
Flood UV is an overall covering high gloss
coating that is applied to the flyers. Spot
UV is the option of having certain areas
of a job to have UV coating which is the
high gloss of certain areas and no UV in
other areas. To set up files for spot UV
is to create 2 additional files labeled
front and back. The two files will consist
of two colors solid black and solid white.
The solid black will represent the UV coating
and the solid white will represent the spot
UV or where there will be no gloss
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Is
AQ & Matt UV the same as Spot?
No, AQ Coating is a coating which helps
ink dry without smearing; this process is
added to all stock where UV is not applied
on a flyer. Spot UV is when only parts of
either side of the flyer are covered with
UV Matt UV is a coating that gives the flyer
a satin finish and a rougher texture no
UV is added when a client requires numbering
or stamping.
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What
is CMYK?
CMYK is the color format we use in our
presses (cyan, magenta, yellow, black).
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What
is a 5th color?
A 5th color is a metallic or neon ink which
could also be used on flyers. A metallic
is an ink which gives off a metallic look
(silver, gold, etc) we have a variety of
metallic inks. Neon ink will glow with black
light.
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What
is the printing process?
Jobs are entered and processed in a computer.
Film is developed to make plates and then
to print, once the run is printed and UV
coated, its final stage is to get it cut
and delivered.
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What
are outlines?
Outlines are a feature in Adobe Illustrator
to turn a font into a picture so you don’t
need to include your fonts when uploading
an illustrator file.
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Can
I cancel my order?
An order can only be cancelled before the
process of developing film and plates are
made. Once this process has commenced, the
order can not be cancelled.
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