Artwork Guidelines
1. All artwork should be created or scanned at a min resolution of 300 ppi. Save files such as jpegs at highest setting (quality 10 or higher).
2. Artwork is preferred to be PC Formated (Not Macintosh).
3. For artwork in formats such as PSD, Tiff, EPS, AI, PDF, CDR and any other format that has layering capabilites:
All fonts must be converted to curves or outlines, or rasterised (photoshop). We do
not accept fonts attached to documents. Un-rendered fonts will be matched as close as possible.
4.
Clear
and clean black & white, color printouts, or
Actual
garments for 1 to 2 color imprints are accepted.
5. Sketches:
We will try to produce art to match concepts or sketches as
close as possible.
6. WE
DO NOT ACCEPT GIFS
or other web formats. Art cannot be taken from web pages and reproduced
accurately due to low resolutions. Low resolution artwork
will require touch-ups or complete recreation and will be subject to additional art charges.
Exact matches are not guaranteed. See chart below for acceptable* file formats.
7.
Copyrighted and licensed artwork/logos/names, etc. cannot be reproduced without proper authorization from the copyright/license owner(s).
(For more information see the User Agreement)
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Term Legend |
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Type |
Use |
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| .PSD (CS2) |
Adobe Photoshop Document |
Large |
Raster |
Print |
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| .TIFF |
Tag Image File Format |
Medium |
Raster |
Print |
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| .AI (CS2) |
Adobe Illustrator Metafile format |
Small |
Vector |
Print |
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| .PS |
Postscript - Adobe Systems |
Large |
Vector |
Print |
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| .EPS |
Encapsulated Postscript |
Small |
Vector |
Print |
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| .PDF |
Portable Document Format |
Small |
Vector |
Print |
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| .CDR (X3) |
CorelDRAW Image File |
Small |
Vector |
Print |
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| .WMF |
Windows Metafile format |
Small |
Vector |
Print |
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| .JPEG |
Joint Photographic Experts Group |
Medium |
Raster |
Print |
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| .BMP |
Microsoft Windows bitmap format |
Medium |
Raster |
Print |
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| .GIF |
Graphics Interchange Format |
Small |
Raster |
**WEB** |
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| .PNG |
Portable Network Graphics |
Small |
Raster |
**WEB** |
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| .PICT |
Apple Quickdraw metaformat |
Medium |
Raster |
**WEB** |
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RASTER vs VECTOR |
| .Raster |
Images composed of a matrix (grid) or bitmap of digital picture elements (pixels). Pixels are squares or rectangles described as black, white, gray or color. The image is built up dot by dot; if you zoom in, the pixels get bigger and the image ends up looking like Lego. (e.g., a photographic image, complex images with continious tone) |
| .Vector |
composed of mathematically-defined geometric shapes—lines, objects and fills. Because vector elements are mathematically-defined, scaling simply requires modification of their mathematical locations. However, vector files do not support photographic imagery very well and generally used for simple or composite drawings. (e.g., line art, un-rendered text) |
SCREEN Resolution vs PRINT Resolution |
| .Screen |
Screen resolution refers to the number of pixels a screen can display within a given area. Screen resolution is usually expressed in pixels per linear inch of screen. Most personal computer displays have resolutions that vary from 72 to 96 pixels per inch (ppi). |
| .Print |
Print resolution is the number of ink dots printed on an inch of paper measured in DPI. A printer's dot is from 300% to way over 1000% smaller than a pixel on a screen. Dots are also referred to as sub-pixels. A pixel is generaly made up of 3 dots or sub-pixels when printed. |
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Resolution Terms |
| .PPI |
Pixels Per Inch |
The total number of pixels per square inch in a computer display. |
| .DPI |
Dots Per Inch |
The measure of printing resolution, in particular the number of individual dots of ink within a linear one-inch space. (Also know as sub-pixels) |
| .LPI |
Lines Per Inch |
The measurement of printing resolution in systems that use a halftone screen. Specifically, it is a measure of how close together the lines in a halftone grid are. |
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** A downloadable pdf version will be coming soon. ** |
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