Artwork Support
Glossary
- What is Pre Press?
- What Does Landscape Mean?
- What Is A Laminate?
- What Is Recycled Paper?
- What Is Top and Left Binding?
- What is coated paper?
- What Does Portrait Mean?
- What is a spine?
- What Is Watermark?
- What Is Acetate?
- What Is A Typo?
- What is Wire Binding?
- What Is Die Cutting?
- What Is A Perforation?
- What is uncoated paper?
- What Is DPI?
- What is Comb Binding?
- What Does GSM Mean?
- What Is A DL Envelope?
- What Does RIP Mean In Printing?
- What are C sizes?
- What Is A Proof?
- What Is An Insert?
- What Does Imposition Mean In Print?
- What Does Make-Ready Mean In Print?
- What Is A Font?
- What Is Simplex Printing?
- What is stock?
- What Does Self-Cover Mean?
- What Is A Ream?
- What is Desktop Publishing?
- What is Perfect Binding?
- What Is A Hickey?
- What Are Crop Marks?
- What Is Saddle Stitching?
- What Is A Plate In Printing?
- What Does Collating Mean?
- What Does Impression Mean In The Printing World?
- What Is Image Resolution?
- What Does Set Off Mean?
- What Is Case Binding?
- What Is The Difference Between CMYK & RGB?
- What Is Spiral Binding?
- What Is Duplex Printing?
- What Is Artwork?
- What Is Offset Lithography?
- What Is Digital Printing?
- What Is A PDF?
- What Is A Visual In Design?
- What Is Personalisation?
Print Colour & Quality Queries
- Why is there a join in colour on my print?
- Why are the lines on my artwork faint or invisible on my printed job?
- Why are elements from my artwork, such as an image or text, missing from my printed job?
- Why has my white text printed, or partially printed, a different colour?
- Using transparencies in print.
- Why doesn’t the colour on my printed job match the proof I printed on my own printer?
- Why is there a thin line around elements of my print job?
- Why don’t the colours on my printed job match the colours on my screen?
- Why is the Spot UV out of alignment on my print?
- Why are my colours different to a previous job?
- Why is my print fuzzy?
- Printing on Kraft Paper
- Why has part of my artwork been cut off my print job?
- My print is upside down, how do I fix this?
- Why have my Pantone colours not printed correctly?
- My print is the wrong size, how do I fix this?
- Why has my job been printed the wrong size?
- Using 150 dpi resolution in large format prints.
- What ISO standard do you use?
- Why is the paper stock thinner than expected?
- Why isn’t the black on my print as black as I thought it would be?
- My print is duller than expected, how can I fix this?
Technical Guides
- ICC Profile download
- How do I supply artwork for a wiro bound calendar?
- RGB Black
- Accepted File Formats
- Fountain Fills & Transparencies
- How many pages should my artwork contain?
- What is a PDF: x1a 2001?
- Vector and Bitmap Colours
- Paper sizes A0 - A10
- Overprint Colours
- Landscape Fold
- How To Use Our Design Online Tool
- Black
- Crop marks & trim box
- Permissions
- Hairlines
- Large Format and Digital Inks
- Non-Printable Area on Artwork
- Folder Printing - Sizes & Templates
- Using PANTONE colours within Adobe software
- How to supply artwork for Packaging tape
- How To Design For Print
- How do I supply artwork for a Promotional Calendar / Photo Calendar?
- Forme Cut
- What Paper Stocks Do You Have?
- Colour Variation: On-Screen Colour
- Orientation
- Should I use overprint in my artwork?
- Ink Tolerance
- Colour Variation: Printed Colours
- Colour Banding
- Can I add text to my artwork on top of the PDF?
- Downloadable Templates
- Embedding Fonts and Text Sizes
- Images
- Ink coverage
- QR Codes & Barcodes
- Screen Colours
How-To Guides
- My PDF is password protected, how do I fix this?
- Adding text on top of a PDF
- How to embed your fonts in Microsoft Word or Microsoft Publisher
- How do I embed fonts on my artwork?
- How to check the resolution of an image?
- I’ve been asked to provide additional numbering information, how do I do this?
- My file is corrupt and won’t open, how do I fix this?
- I have been asked to provide creasing instructions, how do I do this?
- How to create a custom shape for a rigid board
- What Image Resolution Should I Use For Print?
- How to create an outline of your fonts.
- How to Open .ase Files (Adobe Swatch Exchange)
- My artwork has been rejected, what should I do?
- Why have I been asked to remove a page frame from my artwork?
- My artwork contains text or images too close to the page edge, how do I fix this?
- How to create a PDF
- How do I convert a bitmap file to PDF?
- How To Add Bleed To Your Artwork
- How do I fix my corrupt file so it can print?
- How to set up a metallic foil artwork
- How to generate a QR code.
- How to supply folded work
- How do I supply artwork for a multiple sets order?
- My artwork has low resolution images, how do I fix this?
- Pre-made swatches to help you design for print.
- How to set up a watermark for print.
- How do I create a barcode to sell my product in-stores?
- How do I fix my wrong sized Business Card?
- My artwork is the wrong size, how do I fix this?
Artwork FAQ's
- What Is A Safe Zone In Printing?
- Should I include crop marks on my artwork?
- What Does PP Stand For In Printing Terms?
- Can I receive a proof of my artwork prior to printing?
- Can I use RGB in my artwork?
- Should I include crop marks on my artwork?
- What happens if my artwork is wrong?
- What Is Bleed & What Size Should It Be?
- Why does my large format print look low quality? I supplied my file at 300dpi.
- What Is A Foil Finish?
- How can I upload the second page of my artwork?
- What is "Mirrored Print" ?
- How do I supply artwork that currently has both sides on one page?
- What is White Underpin?