colour_printers

We accept file types of all different natures and stages of design, so please do not be afraid to send us any workings you have as this will give us a good basis to start with if you have chosen for us to design you cards. 

If you are experienced in graphic design and would like to handle the complete design your self we ask that you please supply as our preferred file type of pdf as it has been proven to be the most stable form of transferring artwork and maintaining the integrity of you design to ensure you get what you have designed.  However there are a few things you should know and adhere to when preparing it for transfer to us to avoid any further prepress.

File Type - .pdf  .ai  .eps  .psd  .doc  .pub  .xls (for others please contact us)
Trim Size - 90 x 55mm
Bleed Size - 94 x 59mm (extra 2mm of colour/image which is trimmed off to ensure a perfect colour edge on your cards
Gutter Size - 3mm (please do not place any text or important graphic 3mm in from the cut edge or 5mm in from the bleed edge)
Colour Space - CMYK(please do not supply as rgb or pantone as these colours will be converted by our rip and sometimes behave quite differently when printed)
Text Properties - Convert to outlines or curves
Crop Marks - External Crop Marks only (no need for registration bars etc)
Overprints - If you have black text on a coloured background please set it to overprint to obtain a crisp looking print.
Black Backgrounds - If you have chosen to have a solid black background on your cards please set your cmyk values to c-50 m-50 y-50 k-100.  Please note that because of this if you wish to have solid black on the back of your card the pricing is that of full colour and not black and white.