Custom Signage Artwork Requirements

• High Resolution PDF Files - Vector artwork is best. Include all support art (fonts, linked images, etc.)
• Do not include printer marks such as crop marks and print registration marks in your print-ready files.
• Flatten files with special effect such as glows, transparencies, or drop shadows.

•   The art board itself should be at actual size. 

• Fonts must be converted to outlines. 
• If fonts are not converted to outlines, please provide TruType Fonts.

• Provide files in CMYK format. 
• Artwork built in a different color space may not print the correct color.

• If Pantone colors need to be matched, please specify on your order. 
• All critical Pantone colors must be plugged into the file as solid coated swatches. 
• If multiple Pantone swatches are used in the file, all will be matched to solid coated unless otherwise specified. 
• Spot ink colors like Pantone will not always reproduce correctly in print. 
• We will make the closest possible approximation to most spot inks, but we cannot guarantee spot color matching.
• WE DO NOT PRINT METALLIC, FLUORESCENT, OR REFLECTIVE
• COLORS.

• Any shape other than a square or rectangle must include a cut line. 
• Create a vector cut path, assign the path to a spot color and rename it "cut" in the swatches palette (a colored outline is not a cut line).
• If your design needs specific grommet placement, drill holes, or scoring, please mark it accordingly.

• 1 pt. vector path around your desired CUT area on its own layer.

• Swatch Name must be CUT.

• Color Type must be Spot Color - No Process Colors.

• Color Mode must be CMYK - No Process Colors.

• CUT path must only be 100% Magenta - No RGB or Lab colors.

• 1/4" color bleed to the outside of the cut path area.

• As few path anchor points as possible-- "Simplify..." vector paths.

• We must have Side A, Side B mirrored art, with vector cut lines (ex: directional arrows, double sided custom cut yard signs, custom shaped rally fans, etc.)