| Sizes | | Final Trim Size | | The final trim size is determined by the trim line. | | Full Bleed Size | | The artwork must contain two matching files: one file containing graphics plus the required bleed, and the second file with trim lines and score marks. The client prepares artwork for a single printed piece. | | Bleed | | The artwork area that goes beyond the trim lines/score marks The size of the bleed should be 3 mm on each side. | | Available templates | Download template with explanations:
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| Hat 1 template |
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| Hat 2 template |
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The template serves only as a pattern for designing your own business card. Before saving your artwork please remove the template. Otherwise they will be printed together! |
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| Graphics | | Colour Model | Prepare your artwork in CMYK model (except for artwork with additional colour). If your artwork contains halftone images (textures, photos), convert it also to CMYK.
Using different colour spaces or colour models in one document (e.g. CMYK and RGB) leads to incorrect colour rendering and is not covered by warranty.
When defining your own CMYK colours, the total tonal value at one point should not exceed 300% (for one-side coated cards, 200% should not be exceeded on the uncoated side, and, in particular, placing saturated solids in the same place on the face and back of the printed piece should be avoided). If this parameter is exceeded, no warranty claims shall be accepted. (The above mentioned rule means, for example, that black cannot consist of four 100% components.)
For printed materials to be laminated, the total tonal value at one point should not exceed 250%. | | Rich Black | | In order to obtain rich saturated black use 33%C 33%M 33%Y 100%K. | | Gray Solid | | If you want the background to be grey, compose it of the 'K' component only, without using the remaining 'CMY' colours. | | Tone Gradation | Do not set your tonal range for values smaller than 5%.
To avoid visual bands, add some noise to your gradation.  | | Optimum Resolution | | Optimum resolution for bitmaps (graphics, photos) is 300dpi.
| | Layout | Please set texts and any important information (graphics, photos) at least 3mm from the edge of a page (in actual trim size) and from scores for folding.
Turn the artwork by 90 degrees to check if bitmaps rotate correctly.
Set all texts on a separate top layer.
In case of saving your artwork as CDR file, please group all the objects and convert all fonts to curves/paths.
In your file please define your artwork size in accordance with above mentioned size and place your artwork centrally on a page.
If you save as EPS file the artwork which has no background (white), please frame it to above mentioned size.
Due to cutting tolerance some slight movements in relation to artwork edges may occur.
For that reason we recommend to avoid those kinds of framing where such distortions could be visible.
Trimming and scoring tolerance is ±2 mm. Therefore, you should avoid creating a visible boundary between the front- and backside artwork on the scoring line (spine).
All pages in the file should have been done in the same print orientation.
By default utilities are reversed "Head to Head". |
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| Saving to File | | File Formats | | File for Printing: | Preferred: PDF
Accepted: CDR, TIFF, JPG (not recommended).
Please note: In case of INDESIGN software, we accept only PostScript files. Otherwise, please use the Comment section to inform us: "Attention: InDesign file. Convert to PS, please". CDR
Accepted: EPS, TIFF, JPEG, PDF
Please note: In case of INDESIGN software, we accept only PostScript files. Otherwise, please use the Comment section to inform us: „Attention: InDesign file. Convert to PS, please"
| | Cutting Template: | Preferred: PDF
Accepted: CDR, TIFF, JPG (not recommended).
Please note: In case of INDESIGN software, we accept only PostScript files. Otherwise, please use the Comment section to inform us: "Attention: InDesign file. Convert to PS, please". CDR
Accepted: EPS, PDF
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Files must be zipped before they can be attached to the job. | | Additional Information | Please remember: if the artwork contains text, it must be outlined before saving or the file must be supplied with the fonts that were used in the artwork.
When saving to a PDF file, set the graphics to high resolution. Save your PDF files as PDF/X, PDF/X-1a or PDF 1.3 (Acrobat 4.0.).
Save PostScript files as composite files.
PLEASE NOTE!
Please, don't leave (save) planned cutting lines in the printing file!
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| Additional Information | | | Please keep in mind that due to differences in printing technology and colour presentation, some differences in colours may occur also when compared to inkjet printouts or colours displayed on a computer screen. |
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