ARTWORK SPECIFICATIONS

PRINT-READY ARTWORK

Gosford Printing only considers artwork to be print-ready if it meets the following requirements and no further adjustments are required in-house.

Charges may be applicable if our team needs to adjust your artwork to make print-ready.

FILE FORMAT

PDF

Other formats require conversion which may incur a handling fee.

IMAGES

Photos and Illustration resolution should be 300dpi.


 

COLOUR

CMYK or Pantone Spot colours (no RGB / LAB)

FONTS

Fonts should be embedded or outlined.

BLEED

Crop & bleed marks included, minimum 3mm bleed (5mm for books).
 

SAFE SPACE

Keep logos, text and important image elements at least 3mm inside trim marks - more for booklets.
 

SIZE

Trim size of your document matches the order specifications. 

EMBELLISHMENTS

Spot UV, foiling & embossing are supplied as a separate page in the PDF.

DIE LINES

Any dielines, fold or perforation lines are overlaid onto the artwork as a spot colour and set to overprint.

RICH BLACK

Suggested colour values of 60% C | 40% M | 40% Y | 100% K | for solid black panels.

MONITORS

Computer monitors display colour differently to how printed.

Hard copy proofs can be purchased for colour critical work.

HELP

We understand artwork specifications can be tricky, call or email us if you need help!


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